Abstract
Scenarios for nature restoration need information on the ecological potential in order to optimize scenarios. A method for a national survey is presented. The evaluation is based on an analysis of attributes and requirements of so-called target ecosystems and evaluation of data by a geographical information system. Three groups of requirements have been distinguished: ecological site factors, abiotic processes and environmental load. In all, some fifty abiotic characteristics were evaluated. The study resulted in maps indicating the abiotic potential in five relative classes on a square-kliometre grid.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Scenario studies for the rural environment : selected and edited proceedings of the symposium scenario studies for the rural environment, Wageningen, The Netherlands, 12 - 15 September 1994 |
Editors | J.T.H. Schoute, P.A. Finke, F.R. Veeneklaas |
Pages | 427-435 |
Publication status | Published - 1995 |
Keywords
- ecology
- hydrology
- landscape
- landscape ecology
- netherlands
- plant communities
- rehabilitation
- research
- vegetation
- ecohydrology
- ecological engineering
- nature