Table 1.

Variables definition

VariableDescriptionSource
(methodology)
Farm-level variables
Farmland value (1,000€/ha)Total value of each agricultural land holding divided by farm size. Values are fair market value or if this is not available, historical value.FADN 2015
Farm size (100 ha)Total agricultural area of holding
Altitude dummiesLow altitude is 0 if below 300 m, medium altitude is 1 if between 300 m and 600 m, and high altitude is 1 if above 600 m
Crops subsidies (10,000€/ha)All farm subsidies on crops divided by farm size
Local-level variables
Urban fabricProportion of land/areas mainly occupied by dwellings and buildings in a 5 × 5 km size gridFADN elaboration from CORINE land cover inventory 2018
Road and rail networksProportion of land/areas mainly occupied by transport infrastructures for road traffic and rail networks in a 5 × 5 km size grid
Port areasProportion of land/areas mainly occupied by river and sea port installations in a 5 × 5 km size grid
Airport areasProportion of land/areas mainly occupied by airport installations in a 5 × 5 Km size grid
Agricultural land cover typesProportions of rainfed annual crops, irrigated annual crops, rice fields, vineyards, fruit trees and berry plantations, olive groves, pasture, permanent crops, complex cultivation patterns, farmland with significant areas of natural vegetation, agroforestry
Local evenness index|$\mathop \sum \limits_{i = 1}^n {p_i}ln\left( {{p_i}} \right)/ln\left( n \right)$|
|${p_i}$| = proportion of land occupied by the land-cover type i. in a 5 × 5 km size grid
|$n$| = number of agricultural land cover types in a 5×5 km size grid
Own calculation from land proportions constructed by FADN from CORINE land cover inventory 2018
Local richness indexNumber of agricultural land cover types in a 5 × 5 km size grid
Regional-level variables
Temperature normal from 1981 to 2010 (°C)Autumn temperature, September–November;
Winter temperature, December–February;
Spring temperature, March–May;
Summer temperature, June–August
Own calculation with ESRI ArcGIS Geostatistical Analyst from Copernicus Climate Data Store
Precipitation normal from 1981 to 2010 (cm/mo)Autumn precipitation, September–November;
Winter precipitation, December–February;
Spring precipitation, March–May;
Summer precipitation, June–August
Population density (1000/km2)The ratio between the annual average population and land area in 2015EUROSTAT
CoarsePercentage of coarse soil
ClayPercentage of clay soilBallabio, Panagos and Montanarella (2016)
SandPercentage of sandy soil
Regional evenness index|$\mathop \sum \limits_{i = 1}^n {p_i}ln\left( {{p_i}} \right)/ln\left( n \right)$|
|${p_i}$| = proportion of land occupied by the land-cover type i. in NUTS 3 region
|$n$| = number of agricultural land cover types in NUTS 3 region
Own calculation from land proportions constructed by FADN from CORINE land cover inventory 2018
Regional richnessNumber of agricultural land cover types in NUTS 3 region
National dummies(1,0) variable for each country except Greece
VariableDescriptionSource
(methodology)
Farm-level variables
Farmland value (1,000€/ha)Total value of each agricultural land holding divided by farm size. Values are fair market value or if this is not available, historical value.FADN 2015
Farm size (100 ha)Total agricultural area of holding
Altitude dummiesLow altitude is 0 if below 300 m, medium altitude is 1 if between 300 m and 600 m, and high altitude is 1 if above 600 m
Crops subsidies (10,000€/ha)All farm subsidies on crops divided by farm size
Local-level variables
Urban fabricProportion of land/areas mainly occupied by dwellings and buildings in a 5 × 5 km size gridFADN elaboration from CORINE land cover inventory 2018
Road and rail networksProportion of land/areas mainly occupied by transport infrastructures for road traffic and rail networks in a 5 × 5 km size grid
Port areasProportion of land/areas mainly occupied by river and sea port installations in a 5 × 5 km size grid
Airport areasProportion of land/areas mainly occupied by airport installations in a 5 × 5 Km size grid
Agricultural land cover typesProportions of rainfed annual crops, irrigated annual crops, rice fields, vineyards, fruit trees and berry plantations, olive groves, pasture, permanent crops, complex cultivation patterns, farmland with significant areas of natural vegetation, agroforestry
Local evenness index|$\mathop \sum \limits_{i = 1}^n {p_i}ln\left( {{p_i}} \right)/ln\left( n \right)$|
|${p_i}$| = proportion of land occupied by the land-cover type i. in a 5 × 5 km size grid
|$n$| = number of agricultural land cover types in a 5×5 km size grid
Own calculation from land proportions constructed by FADN from CORINE land cover inventory 2018
Local richness indexNumber of agricultural land cover types in a 5 × 5 km size grid
Regional-level variables
Temperature normal from 1981 to 2010 (°C)Autumn temperature, September–November;
Winter temperature, December–February;
Spring temperature, March–May;
Summer temperature, June–August
Own calculation with ESRI ArcGIS Geostatistical Analyst from Copernicus Climate Data Store
Precipitation normal from 1981 to 2010 (cm/mo)Autumn precipitation, September–November;
Winter precipitation, December–February;
Spring precipitation, March–May;
Summer precipitation, June–August
Population density (1000/km2)The ratio between the annual average population and land area in 2015EUROSTAT
CoarsePercentage of coarse soil
ClayPercentage of clay soilBallabio, Panagos and Montanarella (2016)
SandPercentage of sandy soil
Regional evenness index|$\mathop \sum \limits_{i = 1}^n {p_i}ln\left( {{p_i}} \right)/ln\left( n \right)$|
|${p_i}$| = proportion of land occupied by the land-cover type i. in NUTS 3 region
|$n$| = number of agricultural land cover types in NUTS 3 region
Own calculation from land proportions constructed by FADN from CORINE land cover inventory 2018
Regional richnessNumber of agricultural land cover types in NUTS 3 region
National dummies(1,0) variable for each country except Greece
Table 1.

Variables definition

VariableDescriptionSource
(methodology)
Farm-level variables
Farmland value (1,000€/ha)Total value of each agricultural land holding divided by farm size. Values are fair market value or if this is not available, historical value.FADN 2015
Farm size (100 ha)Total agricultural area of holding
Altitude dummiesLow altitude is 0 if below 300 m, medium altitude is 1 if between 300 m and 600 m, and high altitude is 1 if above 600 m
Crops subsidies (10,000€/ha)All farm subsidies on crops divided by farm size
Local-level variables
Urban fabricProportion of land/areas mainly occupied by dwellings and buildings in a 5 × 5 km size gridFADN elaboration from CORINE land cover inventory 2018
Road and rail networksProportion of land/areas mainly occupied by transport infrastructures for road traffic and rail networks in a 5 × 5 km size grid
Port areasProportion of land/areas mainly occupied by river and sea port installations in a 5 × 5 km size grid
Airport areasProportion of land/areas mainly occupied by airport installations in a 5 × 5 Km size grid
Agricultural land cover typesProportions of rainfed annual crops, irrigated annual crops, rice fields, vineyards, fruit trees and berry plantations, olive groves, pasture, permanent crops, complex cultivation patterns, farmland with significant areas of natural vegetation, agroforestry
Local evenness index|$\mathop \sum \limits_{i = 1}^n {p_i}ln\left( {{p_i}} \right)/ln\left( n \right)$|
|${p_i}$| = proportion of land occupied by the land-cover type i. in a 5 × 5 km size grid
|$n$| = number of agricultural land cover types in a 5×5 km size grid
Own calculation from land proportions constructed by FADN from CORINE land cover inventory 2018
Local richness indexNumber of agricultural land cover types in a 5 × 5 km size grid
Regional-level variables
Temperature normal from 1981 to 2010 (°C)Autumn temperature, September–November;
Winter temperature, December–February;
Spring temperature, March–May;
Summer temperature, June–August
Own calculation with ESRI ArcGIS Geostatistical Analyst from Copernicus Climate Data Store
Precipitation normal from 1981 to 2010 (cm/mo)Autumn precipitation, September–November;
Winter precipitation, December–February;
Spring precipitation, March–May;
Summer precipitation, June–August
Population density (1000/km2)The ratio between the annual average population and land area in 2015EUROSTAT
CoarsePercentage of coarse soil
ClayPercentage of clay soilBallabio, Panagos and Montanarella (2016)
SandPercentage of sandy soil
Regional evenness index|$\mathop \sum \limits_{i = 1}^n {p_i}ln\left( {{p_i}} \right)/ln\left( n \right)$|
|${p_i}$| = proportion of land occupied by the land-cover type i. in NUTS 3 region
|$n$| = number of agricultural land cover types in NUTS 3 region
Own calculation from land proportions constructed by FADN from CORINE land cover inventory 2018
Regional richnessNumber of agricultural land cover types in NUTS 3 region
National dummies(1,0) variable for each country except Greece
VariableDescriptionSource
(methodology)
Farm-level variables
Farmland value (1,000€/ha)Total value of each agricultural land holding divided by farm size. Values are fair market value or if this is not available, historical value.FADN 2015
Farm size (100 ha)Total agricultural area of holding
Altitude dummiesLow altitude is 0 if below 300 m, medium altitude is 1 if between 300 m and 600 m, and high altitude is 1 if above 600 m
Crops subsidies (10,000€/ha)All farm subsidies on crops divided by farm size
Local-level variables
Urban fabricProportion of land/areas mainly occupied by dwellings and buildings in a 5 × 5 km size gridFADN elaboration from CORINE land cover inventory 2018
Road and rail networksProportion of land/areas mainly occupied by transport infrastructures for road traffic and rail networks in a 5 × 5 km size grid
Port areasProportion of land/areas mainly occupied by river and sea port installations in a 5 × 5 km size grid
Airport areasProportion of land/areas mainly occupied by airport installations in a 5 × 5 Km size grid
Agricultural land cover typesProportions of rainfed annual crops, irrigated annual crops, rice fields, vineyards, fruit trees and berry plantations, olive groves, pasture, permanent crops, complex cultivation patterns, farmland with significant areas of natural vegetation, agroforestry
Local evenness index|$\mathop \sum \limits_{i = 1}^n {p_i}ln\left( {{p_i}} \right)/ln\left( n \right)$|
|${p_i}$| = proportion of land occupied by the land-cover type i. in a 5 × 5 km size grid
|$n$| = number of agricultural land cover types in a 5×5 km size grid
Own calculation from land proportions constructed by FADN from CORINE land cover inventory 2018
Local richness indexNumber of agricultural land cover types in a 5 × 5 km size grid
Regional-level variables
Temperature normal from 1981 to 2010 (°C)Autumn temperature, September–November;
Winter temperature, December–February;
Spring temperature, March–May;
Summer temperature, June–August
Own calculation with ESRI ArcGIS Geostatistical Analyst from Copernicus Climate Data Store
Precipitation normal from 1981 to 2010 (cm/mo)Autumn precipitation, September–November;
Winter precipitation, December–February;
Spring precipitation, March–May;
Summer precipitation, June–August
Population density (1000/km2)The ratio between the annual average population and land area in 2015EUROSTAT
CoarsePercentage of coarse soil
ClayPercentage of clay soilBallabio, Panagos and Montanarella (2016)
SandPercentage of sandy soil
Regional evenness index|$\mathop \sum \limits_{i = 1}^n {p_i}ln\left( {{p_i}} \right)/ln\left( n \right)$|
|${p_i}$| = proportion of land occupied by the land-cover type i. in NUTS 3 region
|$n$| = number of agricultural land cover types in NUTS 3 region
Own calculation from land proportions constructed by FADN from CORINE land cover inventory 2018
Regional richnessNumber of agricultural land cover types in NUTS 3 region
National dummies(1,0) variable for each country except Greece
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