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Table 1 Percentage of each land cover classification at ZSL London Zoo and ZSL Whipsnade Zoo

From: Culicoides species composition and molecular identification of host blood meals at two zoos in the UK

London Zoo

Whipsnade Zoo

Land cover class

% cover

Land cover class

% cover

Discontinuous urban fabric

55.9

Non-irrigated arable land

62.3

Continuous urban fabric

30.4

Pastures

19.9

Green urban areas

7.7

Sport and leisure facilities

7.5

Sport and leisure facilities

2.9

Coniferous forest

3.7

Road and rail networks

2.0

Discontinuous urban fabric

3.1

Industrial/commercial units

1.0

Mineral extraction sites

1.5

  

Agriculture, with natural vegetation

1.4

  

Broad-leaved forest

0.5