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Table 20 Rules for merging the criteria-specific ordination for the overall classification of biomass productivity (annual increase in tree wood mass)

From: Rule-based classification and mapping of ecosystem services with data on the integrity of forest ecosystems

Priority

Subtotal factor

Criterion

Merger to subtotals

1

Plant physiological net primary production (annual above-ground tree growth) (P)

P = P

2

Soil water balance (W)

Usable field capacity (nFK)

W = (nFK + T + A + GS)/4

Porosity with dead water (waterlogging tendency) (T)

Drying hazard (A)

Groundwater and backwater influence (GS)

3

Nutrient balance (N)

Cation exchange capacity (Ae)

N = (Ae + nFK + H)/3

Usable field capacity (nFK)

Humus mirror (H)

4

Soil structure (G)

Thoroughness (Ü)

G = (Ü + D + F)/3

Rootability (D)

Tendency of solidification (F)

5

Climate (K)

Length of vegetation period (VZ)

K = (VZ + PP)/2

Annual precipitation (PP)