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ANNEX 2: MAPS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Wales Spain Belgium Austria Switzerland Balkan Marine (the Netherlands) 1. Wales ABOVE: Figure 1 Distribution of the UK NEA Broad Habitat types. Source: Phase 1 Habitat data (CCW 2004). RIGHT=> Figure 2 Habitat (biotope) diversity in marine habitats of Wales. a) intertidal zone; b) subtidal areas. Source: Jackson et al. (2010). Crown copyright all rights reserved, Countryside Council for Wales. Source: Smart et al. (2010) with the permission of the NERC Centre for Ecology and Hydrology. Figure 3 Terrestrial habitat complexity/diversity; total species richness per 1 km2 and mean species richness per plot, for 1 km2 sample plots from the Countryside Survey. Figure 4 Net Primary Production of landcover, inferred from remotely-sensed vegetation mean reflectance values across Wales in 2007. Source: MARS Remote Sensing Database— European Commission, Joint Research Centre, compiled by Isabelle Durance, Cardiff University. Figure 5 Potential for regulation of surface runoff by land cover in highly erodible areas of Wales. Run-off regulation potential modelled by Isabelle Durance, Cardiff University, using values for rainfall pattern, slope and soil texture. Source: Wales Environment Research Hub unpublished data. Figure 6 Areas important for carbon storage in soils. Based on the soil map of Wales and Phase 1 vegetation data. Source: CCW (2010). Figure 7 Trends in biological quality of streams in Wales between 1990 and 2008. Source: Environment Agency Wales data mapped by I Durance, Cardiff University. A further programme of research in The Countryside Council for Wales, in collaboration with Environmental Systems Ltd of Aberystwyth, has mapped the following ecosystem services in Wales: (next Maps 1 to 13) Figure 8 Visual and sensory evaluation of Wales, LANDMAP landscape values. *Source: copyright Countryside Council for Wales (CCW 2003). Figure 9 Broadleaved woodland habitat networks in Wales, as predicted by least-cost modelling (Latham et al. 2008). ■ Areas important for carbon storage in soils ■ Areas important for carbon storage in vegetation ■ Areas important for carbon storage (in soil or vegetation) ■ Potential factors contributing to high surface water runoff ■ Areas potentially contributing to the regulation of surface water runoff ■ River catchments and flood risk areas ■ Agricultural intensity ■ Range of fishing activities ■ Areas important for current renewable energy provision ■ Areas with potential for additional renewable energy provision ■ Areas important for current fibre provision ■ Recreation resources: legally accessible resource ■ Promoted areas and routes ■ Outdoor recreation opportunities and health deprivation.