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Mixed intensive farming in the middle of Italy, “classical” vertical layers in vegetation consisting of trees, bushes and ground cover are very much in evidence.

Dehesas (Spanish), see also Montados (Portugese): The Dehesa systems are genuine forms of exploitation of the Mediterranean forests in which the native trees, holm oak, oak and cork oak, are… [read more]

(1) “The Deltas of southern Europe are intensively cultivated areas, comparable in this respect with the Polders of NW Europe. (…) They are open landscapes with concentrations of rural and urban… [read more]

Enclosed landscape, small, often rectangular strips of land, lumped piecemeal, some smaller than half a hectare, each enclosed by hedgerows or low stone walls in a gently sloping landscape. Ex.:… [read more]

Enclosed landscape, small, often rectangular strips of land, lumped piecemeal, some smaller than half a hectare, each enclosed by hedgerows or low stone walls in a gently sloping landscape. Ex.:… [read more]

Enclosed landscape, small, often rectangular strips of land, lumped piecemeal, some smaller than half a hectare, each enclosed by hedgerows or low stone walls in a gently sloping landscape. Ex.:… [read more]

Enclosed landscape, small, often rectangular strips of land, lumped piecemeal, some smaller than half a hectare, each enclosed by hedgerows or low stone walls in a gently sloping landscape. Ex.:… [read more]

Enclosed landscape, small, often rectangular strips of land, lumped piecemeal, some smaller than half a hectare, each enclosed by hedgerows or low stone walls in a gently sloping landscape. Ex.:… [read more]

Enclosed landscape, small, often rectangular strips of land, lumped piecemeal, some smaller than half a hectare, each enclosed by hedgerows or low stone walls in a gently sloping landscape. Ex.:… [read more]

Enclosed landscape, small, often rectangular strips of land, lumped piecemeal, some smaller than half a hectare, each enclosed by hedgerows or low stone walls in a gently sloping landscape. Ex.:… [read more]

Enclosed landscape, small, often rectangular strips of land, lumped piecemeal, some smaller than half a hectare, each enclosed by hedgerows or low stone walls in a gently sloping landscape. Ex.:… [read more]

Enclosed landscape, small, often rectangular strips of land, lumped piecemeal, some smaller than half a hectare, each enclosed by hedgerows or low stone walls in a gently sloping landscape. Ex.:… [read more]

Enclosed landscape, small, often rectangular strips of land, lumped piecemeal, some smaller than half a hectare, each enclosed by hedgerows or low stone walls in a gently sloping landscape. Ex.:… [read more]

Enclosed landscape, small, often rectangular strips of land, lumped piecemeal, some smaller than half a hectare, each enclosed by hedgerows or low stone walls in a gently sloping landscape. Ex.:… [read more]

Fallow land = idle land = waste land: (1) Agricultural land, where no agricul-tural production takes place; or temporarily between two crops. (2) Previously worked land, left uncultivated for… [read more]

= arable (farm) land, cropland, infield: Land which can be used/ is used for growing crops with no or nearly no trees. Different kind of borders are characteristic of farmland, such as: hedges,… [read more]

= arable (farm) land, cropland, infield: Land which can be used/ is used for growing crops with no or nearly no trees. Different kind of borders are characteristic of farmland, such as: hedges,… [read more]

Hay making was and still is connected to certain temporary as well as permanent structures. That include: Temporary structures (with subtype on water meadows) and non-permanent structures.… [read more]

Hay making was and still is connected to certain temporary as well as permanent structures. That include: Temporary structures (with subtype on water meadows) and non-permanent structures.… [read more]

Hay making was and still is connected to certain temporary as well as permanent structures. That include: Temporary structures (with subtype on water meadows) and non-permanent structures.… [read more]

Hay making was and still is connected to certain temporary as well as permanent structures. That include: Temporary structures (with subtype on water meadows) and non-permanent structures.… [read more]

Hay making was and still is connected to certain temporary as well as permanent structures. That include: Temporary structures (with subtype on water meadows) and non-permanent structures.… [read more]

Hay making was and still is connected to certain temporary as well as permanent structures. That include: Temporary structures (with subtype on water meadows) and non-permanent structures.… [read more]

Hay making was and still is connected to certain temporary as well as permanent structures. That include: Temporary structures (with subtype on water meadows) and non-permanent structures.… [read more]

Hay making was and still is connected to certain temporary as well as permanent structures. That include: Temporary structures (with subtype on water meadows) and non-permanent structures.… [read more]

(1) “(…) rough, empty and abandoned. (…) mountains and hills influenced by extremely wet conditions (up to 2000 mm of rain per year). Land use is limited to forestry below the tree line on… [read more]

Plantation fields with planted fruit cultivation/fruit trees (apples, apricots etc.); special version: extensive fruit cultivation on meadows with a higher number of fruit trees.

Plantation fields with planted fruit cultivation/fruit trees (apples, apricots etc.); special version: extensive fruit cultivation on meadows with a higher number of fruit trees.

Plantation fields with planted fruit cultivation/fruit trees (apples, apricots etc.); special version: extensive fruit cultivation on meadows with a higher number of fruit trees.

Plantation fields with planted fruit cultivation/fruit trees (apples, apricots etc.); special version: extensive fruit cultivation on meadows with a higher number of fruit trees.

Plantation fields with planted fruit cultivation/fruit trees (apples, apricots etc.); special version: extensive fruit cultivation on meadows with a higher number of fruit trees.

(1) Pasture (also grassland or paddock) is used in contrast to meadow for primarily grazing, which may include grassland (“grass pasture”), but also includes nongrassland habitats such as… [read more]

(1) This form of land use is plasticized on terraces in order to maximize insolation. Terraces are typical for the whole Mediterranean. Typical plants: wine grapes, olive- and fruit trees (2)… [read more]

(1) This form of land use is plasticized on terraces in order to maximize insolation. Terraces are typical for the whole Mediterranean. Typical plants: wine grapes, olive- and fruit trees (2)… [read more]

(1) This form of land use is plasticized on terraces in order to maximize insolation. Terraces are typical for the whole Mediterranean. Typical plants: wine grapes, olive- and fruit trees (2)… [read more]

(1) This form of land use is plasticized on terraces in order to maximize insolation. Terraces are typical for the whole Mediterranean. Typical plants: wine grapes, olive- and fruit trees (2)… [read more]

(1) This form of land use is plasticized on terraces in order to maximize insolation. Terraces are typical for the whole Mediterranean. Typical plants: wine grapes, olive- and fruit trees (2)… [read more]

(1) This form of land use is plasticized on terraces in order to maximize insolation. Terraces are typical for the whole Mediterranean. Typical plants: wine grapes, olive- and fruit trees (2)… [read more]

(1) This form of land use is plasticized on terraces in order to maximize insolation. Terraces are typical for the whole Mediterranean. Typical plants: wine grapes, olive- and fruit trees (2)… [read more]

(1) This form of land use is plasticized on terraces in order to maximize insolation. Terraces are typical for the whole Mediterranean. Typical plants: wine grapes, olive- and fruit trees (2)… [read more]

(1) This form of land use is plasticized on terraces in order to maximize insolation. Terraces are typical for the whole Mediterranean. Typical plants: wine grapes, olive- and fruit trees (2)… [read more]

(1) A vineyard is a plantation of grape bearing vines, grown mainly for winemaking, but also for raisins, table grapes and nonalcoholic grape juice. The science, practice and study of vineyard… [read more]

Water grasslands are meadows and pastures with a certain water flooding regime in order to 1. have an earlier (spring) harvest and 2. increase productivity.

Water grasslands are meadows and pastures with a certain water flooding regime in order to 1. have an earlier (spring) harvest and 2. increase productivity.

Water grasslands are meadows and pastures with a certain water flooding regime in order to 1. have an earlier (spring) harvest and 2. increase productivity.

Water grasslands are meadows and pastures with a certain water flooding regime in order to 1. have an earlier (spring) harvest and 2. increase productivity.

Water grasslands are meadows and pastures with a certain water flooding regime in order to 1. have an earlier (spring) harvest and 2. increase productivity.

Wooded grasslands are grazed land with trees - on pastures, meadows, grasslands. That include orchards, montados, dehesas, Streuobstwiesen. That does not include plantages, grazed forest, pastoral… [read more]

Wooded grasslands are grazed land with trees - on pastures, meadows, grasslands. That include orchards, montados, dehesas, Streuobstwiesen. That does not include plantages, grazed forest, pastoral… [read more]

Wooded grasslands are grazed land with trees - on pastures, meadows, grasslands. That include orchards, montados, dehesas, Streuobstwiesen. That does not include plantages, grazed forest, pastoral… [read more]

Wooded grasslands are grazed land with trees - on pastures, meadows, grasslands. That include orchards, montados, dehesas, Streuobstwiesen. That does not include plantages, grazed forest, pastoral… [read more]

Wooded grasslands are grazed land with trees - on pastures, meadows, grasslands. That include orchards, montados, dehesas, Streuobstwiesen. That does not include plantages, grazed forest, pastoral… [read more]

Wooded grasslands are grazed land with trees - on pastures, meadows, grasslands. That include orchards, montados, dehesas, Streuobstwiesen. That does not include plantages, grazed forest, pastoral… [read more]