Table 1 List of datasets and included categories
From: Nature conservation as a driver in wind energy scenarios
Dataset | Category |
|---|---|
Protected areas | • Nature reserves • Landscape conservation areas • Biosphere reserves (zone III) • Ramsar areas and adjacent areas at a distance of 0–1000 m • Nature 2000 sites: ○ Special protection area with/without the occurrence of bird species sensitive to wind energy ○ Areas adjacent to special protection areas with occurrences of bird species sensitive to wind energy at a distance of 1000–2000 m and 2000–3000 m ○ FFH areas without occurrences of bird or bat species sensitive against wind energy ○ Areas adjacent to FFH areas with occurrences of bird or bat species sensitive to wind energy at a distance of 0–1000 m, 1000–2000 m and 2000–3000 m • Areas adjacent to national parks at a distance of 0–1000 m • Areas adjacent to nature conservation areas at a distance of 0–1000 m • Areas for the biotope network of wetland, dry and forest habitats as well as habitat networks with international significance • Areas of the Grünes Band Deutschland |
Important Bird Area Source: NABU [26] | • Important Bird Areas (IBA) of categories A1–3, A4 (iv), B1 (iv), B2, C1 and 2, C5 and 6 outside Nature 2000 sites and adjacent areas at a distance of 0–1000 m |
Water conservation | • Water conservation areas • Medicinal-spring protection areas both already established and in planning |
Land use Source: Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy (BKG) [29] and DDA [30] | • Habitats of bird species of the Helgoländer Papier sensitive to wind energy with mortality index A, B and C outside protected areas |
Land use Source: Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy (BKG) ATKIS-AAA-Basis-DLM [29] | • Deciduous, coniferous, mixed-forest and adjacent areas at a distance of 0–200 m • Farmland • Pastures/permanent grassland • Open land outside agricultural land • 250-m corridors along large water axes and adjacent areas at a distance of 250–1000 m |
Historic forest sites of Germany Source: Federal Agency for Nature Conservation [31] | • Historic forest sites and adjacent areas at a distance of 0–200 m |
River floodplains of Germany Source: Federal Agency for Nature Conservation [32] | • River floodplains |