Validating the map of current semi-natural ecosystem types in Germany and their upscaling using the Kellerwald-Edersee National Park as an example

Background Implementation Action 5 of the EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2020 includes that Member States map and assess the state of ecosystems and their services in their national territory. A fundamental component of the respective methodology developed in Germany is the classification of semi-natural ecosystems. In this context, this study aims to examine the quality and re-usability of the map of current semi-natural ecosystem types (cEsT) in Germany (1: 500,000; Jenssen et al. in Forschungsvorhaben 3710 83 214, UBA-FB 001834. UBA-Texte 87/2013. Dessau, Textband + 9 Anhange, 381 S, 2013; Schroder et al. in Sci Total Environ 521–522:108–122, 2015, in Abschlussbericht Forschungsvorhaben UFOPLAN 3713 83 254 im Umweltforschungsplan des Bundesministeriums fur Umwelt, Naturschutz, Bau und Reaktorsicherheit, Bd. 1:1–493 + 7 Anhange, Bd. 2:1–343, Bd. 3:1–303. Dessau, 2018]) as well as the cEsT map of the Kellerwald National Park (1: 25,000).