Ecotope vulnerability maps for Flanders version 2 - 2018

Based on the abiotic site requirements of the ecotopes, for each ecotope a sensitivity is linked to environmental pressures of desiccation, eutrophication and acidification. This results in a degree of vulnerability for these impact groups. Ecotopes that are very sensitive to a certain environmental pressure and are also very biologically valuable are very vulnerable. Through the link with the Biological Valuation Map, the vulnerability of ecotopes to the three environmental pressures is spatially situated. The method is therefore suitable for the environmental assessment of location alternatives.