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Table 1 Stratification of sites in the survey

From: A systematic survey of regional multi-taxon biodiversity: evaluating strategies and coverage

Category

Class

Successional stage

Moisture

Fertility

Number of sites

Arable

Rotational

5

Arable

Ley

5

Arable

Old field

5

Plantation

Beech

5

Plantation

Oak

5

Plantation

Spruce

5

HighSpcRich

HighSpcRich

10

Natural

Early/dry/rich

Early

Dry

Rich

5

Natural

Mid/dry/rich

Mid

Dry

Rich

5

Natural

Late/dry/rich

Late

Dry

Rich

5

Natural

Early/moist/rich

Early

Moist

Rich

5

Natural

Mid/moist/rich

Mid

Moist

Rich

5

Natural

Late/moist/rich

Late

Moist

Rich

5

Natural

Early/wet/rich

Early

Wet

Rich

5

Natural

Mid/wet/rich

Mid

Wet

Rich

5

Natural

Late/wet/rich

Late

Wet

Rich

5

Natural

Early/dry/poor

Early

Dry

Poor

5

Natural

Mid/dry/poor

Mid

Dry

Poor

5

Natural

Late/dry/poor

Late

Dry

Poor

5

Natural

Early/moist/poor

Early

Moist

Poor

5

Natural

Mid/moist/poor

Mid

Moist

Poor

5

Natural

Late/moist/poor

Late

Moist

Poor

5

Natural

Early/wet/poor

Early

Wet

Poor

5

Natural

Mid/wet/poor

Mid

Wet

Poor

5

Natural

Late/wet/poor

Late

Wet

Poor

5

  1. The sites are sub-divided into four categories (arable, plantations, perceived areas of high species richness (HighSpcRich), and natural). The natural sites were stratified across specific levels of succession (early, mid, and late), soil moisture (wet, moist, and dry) and soil fertility (rich and poor), while this was not the case for the other classes of sites. The number of sites within each of the 25 classes is given