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Table 1 The properties of the habitat types in Ramat Hanadiv Nature Park (following Bar Massada et al. [57])

From: Increased songbird nest depredation due to Aleppo pine (Pinus halepensis) encroachment in Mediterranean shrubland

Habitat type

% of the park area

Typical plants

Structure

Natural shrubland

35

Broad-leaved Phillyrea, Mastic tree

0.5–2 m tall, 25–50% cover

Mixed shrubland with pines

31

Broad-leaved Phillyrea and Mastic tree and few pine trees

0.5–5 < m tall, > 75% cover

Open pine plantation

4

Pine trees with Mastic tree

Height > 5 m, < 75% cover

Dense pine plantation

7.4

Pine and Cyprus trees

Height > 5 m, > 75% cover