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Type 1 \u2018Very flat lowland floodplains\u2019 and Type 2 \u2018Flat lowland floodplains\u2019 cover most parts of the European lowlands, while Type 3 \u2018Mid-altitude high run-off floodplains\u2019 and Type 4 \u2018Mid-altitude low run-off floodplains\u2019 are located in the hilly regions \u2013 with Type 3 mostly located in hilly areas exposed to higher precipitations, and Type 4 located in the Mediterranean and eastern parts of the continent. The Type 5 \u2018Mid-altitude plateau floodplains\u2019 are predominantly situated in the flat uplands of Spain and Turkey, but also in parts of the Scandinavian Mountains. Type 6 \u2018Highland floodplains\u2019 is distributed across the Alps and Pyrenees, while Type 7 \u2018Nordic lowland floodplains\u2019 is limited to Scandinavia and parts of the Baltic countries.<\/SPAN><\/P><\/DIV><\/DIV><\/DIV>", "mapName": "Floodplain types", "description": "

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The development of a European floodplain typology follows an ecological approach based on environmental factors like altitude and slope, which are known to govern floodplain habitats and biota but not affected by human alterations. Several environmental factors were selected a priori according to their relevance and data availability at European scales. A cluster analysis was used to identify the most important environmental factors (= typology factors) to distinguish between seven ecological floodplain types. <\/SPAN><\/P>

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