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high. However, thanks to the enormous area converted, this change increased the
overall biodiversity value of the entire Czech Republic; the trend of biodiversity
value development is very similar to the shape of grassland area development
(Fig. 4).
The transfer of unmanaged land into forest and, thanks to restoration projects,
the increase in the ratio of scattered trees, alleys and hedgerows in some areas,
which led to part of arable land being transferred into the category Agricultural land
with natural elements, also contributed to this positive trend.
Table 1 Area of Corine LC categories in the Czech Republic between 1990 and 2018 (km
2
)
Land cover categories
Area in years
1990
2000
2006
2012
2018
Continuous urban fabric
14.64
14.64
15.67
15.67
15.7
Industrial or commercial units
521.2
547.7
602.1
631
656.5
Road and rail networks
48.1
52.7
62.6
72.1
71.9
Discontinuous urban fabric
3579
3626
3784
3825
3947
Total urban areas
6152.41 6240.95 6469.91 6556.03 6709.17
Non-irrigated arable land
35.541
32.622
29.892
28.911
28.705
Complex cultivation patterns
415
430
476
473
474
Agricultural land with natural elements 6736
6748
7079
7114
7128
Total agricultural land
42.693
39.799
37.447
36.578
36.307
Pastures
2528
5317
7186
7944
8068
Natural grasslands
405
392
262
257
252
Total grasslands
2932
5709
7448
8201
8320
Broad-leaved forests
2495
2527
2783
2839
2834
Coniferous forests
16.552
16.993
17.227
17.126
16.658
Mixed forests
5855
6042
6174
6337
6437
Total forests
24.902
26.184
26.184
26.302
25.929
3550
3600
3650
3700
3750
3800
3850
3900
3950
4000
1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020
0.00
100.00
200.00
300.00
400.00
500.00
600.00
700.00
1980
1990
2000
2010
2020
ConƟnuous urban fabric
Industrial or commercial units
Road and rail networks and associated land
Fig. 1 The growth of discontinuous urban area (on the left side) and other types of urban area (on
the right side)
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high. However, thanks to the enormous area converted, this change increased the
overall biodiversity value of the entire Czech Republic; the trend of biodiversity
value development is very similar to the shape of grassland area development
(Fig. 4).
The transfer of unmanaged land into forest and, thanks to restoration projects,
the increase in the ratio of scattered trees, alleys and hedgerows in some areas,
which led to part of arable land being transferred into the category Agricultural land
with natural elements, also contributed to this positive trend.
Table 1 Area of Corine LC categories in the Czech Republic between 1990 and 2018 (km
2
)
Land cover categories
Area in years
1990
2000
2006
2012
2018
Continuous urban fabric
14.64
14.64
15.67
15.67
15.7
Industrial or commercial units
521.2
547.7
602.1
631
656.5
Road and rail networks
48.1
52.7
62.6
72.1
71.9
Discontinuous urban fabric
3579
3626
3784
3825
3947
Total urban areas
6152.41 6240.95 6469.91 6556.03 6709.17
Non-irrigated arable land
35.541
32.622
29.892
28.911
28.705
Complex cultivation patterns
415
430
476
473
474
Agricultural land with natural elements 6736
6748
7079
7114
7128
Total agricultural land
42.693
39.799
37.447
36.578
36.307
Pastures
2528
5317
7186
7944
8068
Natural grasslands
405
392
262
257
252
Total grasslands
2932
5709
7448
8201
8320
Broad-leaved forests
2495
2527
2783
2839
2834
Coniferous forests
16.552
16.993
17.227
17.126
16.658
Mixed forests
5855
6042
6174
6337
6437
Total forests
24.902
26.184
26.184
26.302
25.929
3550
3600
3650
3700
3750
3800
3850
3900
3950
4000
1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020
0.00
100.00
200.00
300.00
400.00
500.00
600.00
700.00
1980
1990
2000
2010
2020
ConƟnuous urban fabric
Industrial or commercial units
Road and rail networks and associated land
Fig. 1 The growth of discontinuous urban area (on the left side) and other types of urban area (on
the right side)
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