Table 1

Table 1. The 13 habitat classes defined a priori for the supervised classifications. See Appendix 1 for a more detailed description of each habitat class. The rank of a specific vegetation strata within a habitat class determines its dominance. For example, larches are dominant in habitat class 8 but more scattered in habitat class 9. The density of the tree cover represents the main difference between the two habitat types.


Class number	Class code	Description

1	SprFor	Spruce forest with open canopy

2	Eric	Ericaceous shrubs

3	Herb	Herbs (including both forbs and sedges other than tall Carex)

4	TSedge	Tall sedges

5	Spr	Spruce thickets

6	EriSpr	Ericaceous shrubs with spruce thickets

7	HerSpr	Herbs with spruce thickets

8	LarEri	Larch with ericaceous shrubs

9	EriLar	Ericaceous shrubs with larch

10	LarHer	Larch with herbs

11	HerLar	Herbs with larch

12	SprPool	Spruce thickets with pools

13	LawnPool	Lawn with pools