Table 1.
Variables used in the analyses
| Name | Type | Description | Corine Land |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cover codes | |||
| Forests and shrublands | Vegetation | Deciduous, conifer and mixed woods. Vegetation dominated by bushes and shrubs. Includes maquis, garrigue, and transitional woodland/shrub | 311 312 313 |
| 322 323 324 | |||
| Arable land | Vegetation | Cultivated areas regularly ploughed and generally under a rotation system. Includes cereals, legumes, fodder crops, root crops, and fallow land | 211 212 |
| Permanent crops | Vegetation | Vineyards, fruit trees, berry plantations, and olive groves | 221 222 223 |
| Agro-forestry areas | Vegetation | Annual crops or grazing land under the wooded cover of forestry species | 244 |
| Urban areas | Vegetation | All artificial surfaces | 1 |
| Distance from forests and shrublands | Vegetation | near, 0–280 m; far, > 280 m | |
| Altitude | Topography | ||
| Human population density | Human disturbance | ||
| Distance from primary roads | Human disturbance | near, 0–280 m; far, > 280 m | |
| Distance from protected areas | Human disturbance | near, 0–280 m; far, > 280 m |