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Landscape and ecosystems

Landscape with grazing cows, village and trees
Photo: R.-U. Syrbe

Landscapes

Landscape classification Germany (extern: BfN)
Natural units Saxony (IOER Geoviewer)
Natural units Baden-Württemberg (extern: LUBW)
Natural units Rheinland-Pfalz (extern LfU RlP)

Wildflower meadow
Photo: R.-U. Syrbe

Ecosystems

Ecosystem extent in Germany
German MAES report (PDF document)
Ecosystem atlas Germany (extern: DESTATIS)
Corine Landcover (extern: Copernicus)

4 Map sections
Sources: DOP 40; CLC10; LBM-DE; Basis-DLM

Classification and types

Classification of ecosystems (Paper)
Crosswalks Corine-EUNIS (extern: EEA)

Contact persons: Ralf-Uwe Syrbe and Karsten Grunewald