Land-use trends related to Natura2000 sites in Denmark

from a regression analysis indicate that even if influences of peat soils and slopes are taken into account, Natura2000 sites are positively related to the extent of extensive land use in 2013 and to the magnitude of extensification. Furthermore, this relation is more significant in the period after 2003, indicating that the implementation of the HD had an extensifying effect on agricultural land use within Nautra2000 sites.