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Table 1 Description of land cover classifications at plot (p) and landscape scale (L) of the study area and its proportion

From: Agricultural landscapes as habitat for birds in central Chile

Land cover categorya

Scale (radii)

Description

Proportion of land covers at each scale

Low crops (p)

50 m

Cereals and vegetables. Plowed soil or soil with stubble of previous crops and weeds.

40%

Hedgerows (p)

50 m

Lawns, shrubs and trees. Arboreal linear living fences, usually made to separate properties.

8%

Urban development (p)

50 m

Houses, sheds and greenhouses.

2%

Orchards (p)

50 m

Vineyards and orchards of apples, pears, plumbs, avocados, walnuts, almonds.

39%

Native vegetation (p)

50 m

Scleorphyllous woodland (Chilean matorral).

1%

Roads (p)

50 m

Pavement and/or dirty roads

10%

Low crops (L)

500 m

Cereals and vegetables. Plowed soil or soil with stubble of previous crops and weeds.

40%

Urban development (L)

500 m

Houses, sheds and greenhouses.

11%

Orchards (L)

500 m

Vineyards and orchards of apples, pears, plumbs, avocados, walnuts, almonds.

47%

Native vegetation (L)

500 m

Scleorphyllous woodland (Chilean matorral).

2%

  1. aHighly correlated variables not included in the analysis (see Methods)