Alpine-wide structural potential ecological network

Administrative boundaries and cities

Alpine Convention perimeter

  Alpine Convention perimeter

Further information

EUSALP perimeter

  EUSALP perimeter

Further information

Potential structural ecological network
Further information: see map report in download section.

Unprotected ecological conservation areas (SACA1)

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Unprotected SACA 1

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Least-Cost Path of regional potential linkages

Potential linkages width

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Potential linkages width

Linkages smaller than 2.5 km

Linkages smaller than 2.5 km

Importance of linkages for network coherency

Connectivity Areas

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Connectivity Areas

Centrality of Ecological Conservation Areas (SACA1) > 300 ha

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High
Medium
Low

Centrality of regional potential linkages

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High
Medium
Low

Linkages constituting the minimum spanning tree

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Connects nearest neighbors
Connects constellations
Linkages not contributing to minimum spanning tree

Bottlenecks caused by urbanization

Urban barriers

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Urban bottleneck < 300 m on regional linkage

Regional potential linkages with urban barriers and threats

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No bottlenecks due to settlement development
Urbanisation threat (bottleneck 50-300m)
Settlement barrier (bottleneck < 50m)

Urban barriers on short-distance linkages (< 2.5 km)

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Settlement areas

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Settlement areas

Priority linkages

Linkage priority types - Type, structural importance, urbanisation risk

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Type 1 - High importance, high risk
Type 2 - low importance, high risk
Type 3 - high importance, low risk
Type 4 - low importance, low risk

Pinch points, bottlenecks, and SACA3 barriers

Sections of potential linkages passing through SACA3 areas

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Sections of potential linkages passing through SACA3 areas

Pinch points / bottlenecks on potential linkages

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Barrier analysis - motorway intersections

Motorway barrier intersection

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Motorway level

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Selected Strategical Alpine Connectivity Areas (SACAs)

Ecological Conservation Areas (SACA1) > 300ha

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SACA 1 > 300ha
SACA 1 < 300ha
SACA 3

Stepping stones (SACA 1) < 300ha

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SACA 1 > 300ha
SACA 1 < 300ha
SACA 3

Connectivity Restoration Areas (SACA3)

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SACA 1 > 300ha
SACA 1 < 300ha
SACA 3

Access to underlying data / download section

Download the map report (PDF-document)

Download the PDF

Link to the point datasets download (external site)

Link to underlying data

Link to the line datasets download (external site)

Link to underlying data

Link to the polygon datasets download (external site)

Link to underlying data


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