Figure 1.
The map shows the federal state of Vorarlberg in Austria with an inset locating the state within Austria. Forest and semi-natural areas cover most of the region, especially across the southern and eastern parts forming the Alps of Vorarlberg. Built up areas are concentrated in the north and along the western corridor near the River Rhine. Agricultural areas appear mainly in lower elevation zones, particularly in the Rhine valley and northern plains. Water bodies include Lake Constance at the northern edge and rivers running through the region. Neighbouring regions are marked by labels around the boundary, with Germany labelled as D E near Lake Constance, Switzerland labelled as C H along the western edge, Liechtenstein labelled as L I near the Rhine valley, and Tyrol in Austria labelled as A T Tyrol to the east. Towns shown include Bregenz, Hard, Lauterach, Lustenau, Dornbirn, Hohenems, Gotzis, Rankweil, Feldkirch, and Bludenz. A scale bar indicates distances from 0 to 15 kilometres.The study area: the region of Vorarlberg (Austria)
Source: Authors’ own work based on cartographic data in Geoland (2021) and Copernicus (2012)Â