Table 12 Dimensions of habitat classifications and landscape partitionings in the temperate-boreal regions in Northern Eurasia and North America
Dimensions | Alleutais community, French Alps [41] | Csángó community in the Carpathians [22] | Herders in Arbulag soum, Mongolia (recent study) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Edaphic dimension (bedrock, soil) | ** | *** | *** | ** | *** |
Hydrology (wetness) | *** | *** | ** | ** | ** |
Geomorphology (slope, aspect) | *** | *** | ** | ** | *** |
Topography (elevation) | ** | ** | * | * | * |
Vegetation structure (physiognomy) | ** | * | ** | *** | ** |
Dominant plant species | ** | ** | *** | *** | ** |
Game and other wild animals | ** | * | * | * | * |
Succession (stages) | * | * | ** | ** | * |
Disturbance (natural and human) | ** | ** | ** | *** | * |
Land use | * | *** | *** | *** | * |