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. 2020 Aug;44:101142. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoser.2020.101142
MAES ecosystem CORINE Land Cover
Urban Continuous urban fabric
Discontinuous urban fabric
Industrial or commercial units
Road and rail networks and associated land
Port areas
Airports
Mineral extraction sites
Dump sites
Construction sites
Green urban areas
Sport and leisure facilities
Cropland Non-irrigated arable land
Permanently irrigated land
Rice fields
Vineyards
Fruit trees and berry plantations
Olive groves
Annual crops associated with permanent crops
Complex cultivation patterns
Land principally occupied by agriculture, with significant areas of natural vegetation
Agro-forestry areas
Grassland Natural grasslands
Pastures
Heathland and shrub Moors and heathland
Sclerophyllous vegetation
Woodland and forest Broad-leaved forest
Coniferous forest
Mixed forest
Transitional woodland-shrub
Sparsely vegetated land Beaches, dunes, sands
Bare rocks
Sparsely vegetated areas
Burnt areas
Glaciers and perpetual snow
Wetland Inland marshes
Peat bogs
Rivers and lakes Water courses
Water bodies
Marine inlets and transitional water Salt marshes
Salines
Intertidal flats
Coastal lagoons
Estuaries