Habitat types key navigation

You can use the 'key navigation' function to identify a specific habitat by answering a set of questions. Starting from first question to next questions you select one of the possible answers. Here are samples of possible answers:

• No ( 002 ) - Leading to question named '002'
• Yes [ G ] - Leading to another questions subset of level G
• No [ E6 ] - Links directly to factsheet for E6

Additionally the diagram may be used for reference.


Category : (I1 )Arable land and market gardens
Diagram :

Question i01 :   Under present cultivation?

Land under crops is separated (path = Yes).

Answers: No [ I1.5 ] Yes ( i02 )

Question i02 :   Regularly flooded?

Habitats comprising land regularly flooded as part of crop cultivation are distinguished (path = Yes). Note that water cress beds are categorised under C3.5.

Answers: Yes [ I1.4 ] No ( i03 )

Question i03 :   Monoculture?

Crops (agricultural, horticultural and industrial) grown in monoculture on large, unbroken surfaces in open field landscapes are distinguished (path = Yes) from cultivation of alternating strips of different crops (including vegetables, flowers, small fruits, path = No).

Answers: No [ I1.2 ] Yes ( i04 )

Question i04 :   Intensity

Intensive cultivation with high use of pesticides and/or high use of fertilisers is distinguished from extensively cultivated unmixed crops with or without low inputs of natural organic fertiliser.

Answers: intensive [ I1.1 ] extensive [ I1.3 ]