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Table 4 Correlation matrix with a Spearman rank (r) for the landscape covariates used in the general lineal models

From: Changes in forest landscape patterns resulting from recent afforestation in Europe (1990–2012): defragmentation of pre-existing forest versus new patch proliferation

 

Forest increase (ha)

Forest cover (%)

Crop cover (%)

Shrub/grassland cover (%)

Elevation (m)

Long. (°)

Lat. (°)

Forest increase (ha)

1.00

      

Forest cover (%)

0.45

1.00

     

Cropland cover (%)

− 0.35

− 0.64

1.00

    

Shrub/grass. cover (%)

− 0.11

− 0.15

− 0.31

1.00

   

Elevation (m)

− 0.15

0.04

− 0.14

0.13

1.00

  

Longitude (°)

0.23

0.17

− 0.09

− 0.08

− 0.14

1.00

 

Latitude (°)

0.37

0.46

− 0.38

0.03

− 0.52

0.43

1.00