Maps of current semi-natural forest ecosystem types of Germany and the Kellerwald National Park (Hesse, Germany)

Table 2 Rule base for deriving spatial information on current ecosystem types from available data on the Kellerwald National Park

Preconditions				Conclusion
HabT	HB	pEsT	DT	cEsT	cEsT description
1. Near- and semi-natural ecosystem types
9110		D1, Dg		D1-5n-C2	Moder beech forests of the montane level
9110		D1, Dg		Eb-5n-C2	Moder beech forests
9130		D1, Dg		Eb-5n-D1 Eb-5n-D1a	Loamy Brown mull beech forests Sandy brown mull beech forests
9130		D1, Dg		D1-6d-D1 D1-6d-E1	Brown mull beech forests of the montane level Mull beech forests of the montane level
9160	01.150			Eg-7 g-C1 Eg-7g-D1	Hygrophilous Moder common oak and hornbeam forests Hygrophilous brown mull common oak and hornbeam forests
9170	01.150			Eg-2r-E2	Thermophilous sessile oak forests on rocks
9180*	01.162			Eg-5r-E1	Wych elm and large-leaved lime block forests
91E0*	01.173			Dg-8z-D1	Alluvial sycamore maple and black alder forests of the montane level
91E0*	01.142			Eg-7g-C1	Hygrophilous Moder common oak and hornbeam forests
2. Cultivated ecosystem types
	01.183	Eb, Eg	Oak	Eg-5n-c1	Moder oak forests
	01.220	Eb, Eg		Eg-5n-c2	Moder spruce forests
	01.220	D1, Dg		Dg-5n-c2	Moder spruce forests of the montane level
	01.220	Eb, Eg	Pine	Eb-4n-c2	Moder pine forests
	01.220	D1, Dg		Dg-5n-b1	Raw humus spruce forests of the montane level
	01.300	Eb, Eg	Oak	Eg-5n-c1	Moder oak forests
	01.300	D1, Dg		Dg-5n-c2	Moder spruce forests of the montane level
	01.300	Eb, Eg		Eg-5n-c2	Moder spruce forests
	01.300	Eb, Eg	Pine	Eb-4n-c2	Moder pine forests
	01.300	Eb, Eg	Larch	Eg-4n-b1	Raw humus larch forests

HabT, Habitats Directive Annex I habitat types 9110 = Luzulo-Fagetum (beech forests); 9130 = Asperulo-Fagetum beech forests; 9160 = Sub-Atlantic and medio-European oak or oak-hornbeam forests of the Carpinion betuli; 9170 = Galio-Carpinetum oak-hornbeam forests; 9180* = Tilio-Acerion forests of slopes, screes and ravines; 91E0* = Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)
HB, Hessian mapping of biotops 01.150 = oak forests; 01.162 = other hardwood forests; 01.173 = riverside floodplain forests; 01.142 = other oak-hornbeam forests; 01.183 = other cultivated deciduous forests; 01.220 = other coniferous forests; 01.300 = mixed forests;
pEsT, regional hypsometric and horizontal allocation of the potential natural ecosystem type (pEsT, 1:500,000): Eb = sub-Atlantic lowlands; Eg = lowlands (general); D1 = montane level (without conifers); Dg = montane level (general);
DT, Hessian forest management data on dominating tree species

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