Ecosystems in Slovakia

Figures & data

Figure 1. Flowchart demonstrating steps in preparation of the map of ecosystems.

Figure 2. Match of the boundaries and identified ecosystems with field data survey.

Table 1. Overlap of field data survey (Reference area) with the final data set.

Ecosystem	Reference area (m^2)	Area of overlap (m2)	% of overlap
C1.3	252,133.53	231,961.27	92.00
C3.2	2,603,490.25	2,519,549.92	96.78
E2.2	42,810.03	0.00	0.00
E3.4	6,095,352.07	6,069,002.35	99.57
E5.4	68,997.90	58,389.14	84.62
G1.1	890,866.05	0.00	0.00
G1.2	1,737,336.63	1,371,504.91	78.94
Total	11,690,986.47	10,250,407.58	87.68

Figure 3. Example of error reduction in data set by removal of non-forest part previously defined as forest habitat.

Figure 4. A selection of the prepared ecosystem map for the Bratislava region (the EUNIS level 3 habitat names, frequencies, and covered areas are given in annex 2).

Figure 5. The ecosystem map for another region of Slovakia (Žilina region).

Table 2. Number of habitat types at the different EUNIS levels in the ecosystem map.

Habitat level (EUNIS)	Number of ecosystem types
2	20
3	30
4	45
5	13
6	3
7	1

Table 3. Overview of EUNIS habitat level 1 categories, and their frequency, area and coverage (in %) of the national territory.

EUNIS habitat	EUNIS habitat name	Frequency	Area (HA)	% of national territory
C	Inland surface waters	12,601	68,262.74807	1.39
D	Mires, bogs and fens	2110	20,955.12873	0.43
E	Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens	137,671	1,031,933.775	21.06
F	Heathland, scrub and tundra	5889	101,565.1701	2.07
G	Woodland, forest and other wooded land	787,208	1,853,076.26	37.82
H	Inland unvegetated or sparsely vegetated habitats	388	5931.973549	0.12
I	Regularly or recently cultivated agricultural, horticultural and domestic habitats	58,088	1,402,798.033	28.63
J	Constructed, industrial and other artificial habitats	3970	303,102.4051	6.19
X	Habitat complexes	25,980	112,435.4419	2.29
Summary		1,033,905	4,900,060.935	100.00