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S. Frank et al. 2010. A regionally adaptable approach of l<strong>and</strong>scape assessment using l<strong>and</strong>scape metrics<br />

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Table 3: Classification of the human impact on ecosystems <strong>and</strong> the according degree of hemeroby <strong>and</strong><br />

naturalness (Blume <strong>and</strong> Sukopp 1976 -modified)<br />

Hemeroby/ degree of<br />

naturalness<br />

Human impact CORINE- L<strong>and</strong>cover 2000<br />

Ahemerobe/ natural None -<br />

Oligohemerobe/ close<br />

to natural<br />

Mesohemerobe/ seminatural<br />

Very sparsely populated<br />

areas<br />

Sparsely populated<br />

cultural l<strong>and</strong>scapes<br />

e.g. Moors <strong>and</strong> heathl<strong>and</strong>,<br />

Peat bogs<br />

e.g. Complex cultivation patterns,<br />

Natural grassl<strong>and</strong>s<br />

"natural"<br />

Euhemerobe/<br />

far from natural<br />

Polyhemerobe/<br />

strange to nature<br />

Metahemerobe/<br />

artificial<br />

Agricultural l<strong>and</strong>scapes,<br />

settlements<br />

Partly built-up areas,<br />

dump sites<br />

Biocenosis widely<br />

destroyed, inner-cities,<br />

industrial facilities<br />

e.g. Non-irrigated arable l<strong>and</strong>,<br />

Vineyards<br />

e.g. Discontinuous urban fabric,<br />

Dump sites<br />

e.g. Industrial or commercial units,<br />

Road <strong>and</strong> rail networks <strong>and</strong><br />

associated l<strong>and</strong><br />

"not natural"<br />

Figure 1: Hierarchical assessment scheme for the ecosystem service “ecological functioning”<br />

<strong>Forest</strong> <strong>L<strong>and</strong>scapes</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Global</strong> <strong>Change</strong>-New Frontiers in Management, Conservation <strong>and</strong> Restoration. Proceedings of the IUFRO L<strong>and</strong>scape Ecology<br />

Working Group International Conference, September 21-27, 2010, Bragança, Portugal. J.C. Azevedo, M. Feliciano, J. Castro & M.A. Pinto (eds.)<br />

2010, Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Bragança, Portugal.

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