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Table 1 Area and the percentage of land cover classes of Schleswig-Holstein in 2000, 2006 and 2012

From: Effects of spatial–temporal land cover distribution on gross primary production and net primary production in Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany

Land cover classes (CORINE Level 1)

Land cover classes (CORINE Level 3)

2000

2006

2012

Area (ha)

Percentage (%)

Area (ha)

Percentage (%)

Area (ha)

Percentage (%)

Artificial surfaces

Continuous urban fabric

997

0.06

1030

0.07

527

0.03

Discontinuous urban fabric

84,572

5.40

88,601

5.66

100,177

6.40

Industrial or commercial units

7487

0.48

9076

0.58

14,877

0.95

Road and rail networks and associated land

338

0.02

486

0.03

472

0.03

Port areas

926

0.06

965

0.06

489

0.03

Airports

2446

0.16

2438

0.16

2465

0.16

Mineral extraction sites

2814

0.18

3504

0.22

2987

0.19

Dump sites

719

0.05

807

0.05

380

0.02

Construction sites

493

0.03

308

0.02

56

0.00

Green urban areas

1148

0.07

1148

0.07

2063

0.13

Sport and leisure facilities

5827

0.37

7100

0.45

9708

0.62

Agricultural areas

Non-irrigated arable land

666,449

42.59

666,186

42.57

746,015

47.67

Fruit trees and berry plantations

259

0.02

293

0.02

244

0.02

Pastures

452,238

28.90

367,189

23.46

441,388

28.21

Complex cultivation patterns

93,850

6.00

164,279

10.50

743

0.05

Land principally occupied by agriculture

24,262

1.55

27,661

1.77

6488

0.41

Forest and semi-natural areas

Broad-leaved forest

60,288

3.85

62,450

3.99

81,247

5.19

Coniferous forest

51,808

3.31

51,759

3.31

53,196

3.40

Mixed forest

22,005

1.41

22,863

1.46

14,302

0.91

Natural grasslands

9400

0.60

9129

0.58

9519

0.61

Moors and heathland

3056

0.20

3015

0.19

4477

0.29

Transitional woodland-shrub

2132

0.14

2206

0.14

3934

0.25

Beaches, dunes, sands

4653

0.30

4433

0.28

2032

0.13

Sparsely vegetated areas

1321

0.08

1321

0.08

29

0.00

Wetlands

Inland marshes

4307

0.28

4480

0.29

4729

0.30

Peat bogs

8946

0.57

9484

0.61

6623

0.42

Salt marshes

8476

0.54

8735

0.56

11,755

0.75

Intertidal flats

7977

0.51

8130

0.52

7485

0.48

Water bodies

Water courses

3241

0.21

3606

0.23

4308

0.28

Water bodies

27,950

1.79

29,781

1.90

25,556

1.63

Coastal lagoons

2817

0.18

1117

0.07

5340

0.34

Estuaries

1716

0.11

1344

0.09

1313

0.08