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Fig. 10.11 Map showing
study areas along a
transect through the
city of Berlin, Germany.
The total number of
plant species identifi ed
in each area is generally
correlated with the
number of habitat types
(such as wasteland,
park, garden, street
border) with the
exception of the central
city, whose high
biodiversity is mainly
related to a single large
wasteland left undevel-
oped after World War
II. (After Zerbe et al.,
2003.)

Berlin

BERLIN

GERMANY

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

Study areas

10 km

600

Species
Landuse types

25

500

20

400

15

300

10

200

5

100

0

0

Study area A B C D E F G

City center Outskirts

No. of species
1-2
3-6
7-12
13-22
23-54

Fig. 10.12 Distribution of biodiversity hotspots, showing numbers of species of globally threatened birds plus amphibians
mapped on an equal area basis (each grid cell is 3113 km 2 ). (After Rodrigues et al., 2006.) (This fi gure also reproduced as
color plate 10.12.)