Figure 1.

Figure 2.

List of studied cities with area, population and number of identified habitats in literature and planning documents
| Lp | City | Area [km2] | Population [thous.] | Number of types of habitats found in research articles | Number of types of habitats in plans | Percentage of habitats found in the literature and included in planning documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Białystok | 102,1 | 296,958 | 210 | 154 | 73,3 |
| 2 | Bielsko Biała | 124,4 | 169,756 | 125 | 28 | 22,4 |
| 3 | Bydgoszcz | 176,0 | 344,091 | 214 | 0 | 0,0 |
| 4 | Częstochowa | 159,7 | 217,53 | 114 | 52 | 45,6 |
| 5 | Elbląg | 79,8 | 118,582 | 144 | 14 | 9,7 |
| 6 | Gorzów Wielkopolski | 85,7 | 122,589 | 82 | 14 | 17,1 |
| 7 | Kielce | 109,6 | 193,415 | 208 | 163 | 78,4 |
| 8 | Upper Silesian Urban Area | 1468,6 | 1487,792 | 331 | 119 | 36,0 |
| 9 | Koszalin | 98,3 | 106,235 | 145 | 144 | 99,3 |
| 10 | Kraków | 326,8 | 779,966 | 122 | 62 | 50,8 |
| 11 | Lublin | 147,5 | 338,586 | 215 | 51 | 23,7 |
| 12 | Łódź | 293,3 | 672,185 | 92 | 58 | 63,0 |
| 13 | Olsztyn | 88,3 | 171,249 | 118 | 12 | 10,2 |
| 14 | Opole | 149,0 | 127,839 | 71 | 40 | 56,3 |
| 15 | Płock | 88,0 | 118,268 | 76 | 7 | 9,2 |
| 16 | Poznań | 261,9 | 532,062 | 311 | 0 | 0,0 |
| 17 | Radom | 111,8 | 217,53 | 127 | 12 | 9,4 |
| 18 | Rybnik | 148,3 | 137,128 | 84 | 78 | 92,9 |
| 19 | Rzeszów | 126,6 | 197,863 | 132 | 44 | 33,3 |
| 20 | Szczecin | 300,6 | 398,255 | 172 | 0 | 0,0 |
| 21 | Tarnów | 72,4 | 107,498 | 108 | 0 | 0,0 |
| 22 | Toruń | 115,7 | 198,613 | 131 | 19 | 14,5 |
| 23 | Tricity | 418,4 | 751,06 | 137 | 47 | 34,3 |
| 24 | Wałbrzych | 84,7 | 109,971 | 48 | 29 | 60,4 |
| 25 | Warszawa | 517,2 | 1794,166 | 283 | 92 | 32,5 |
| 26 | Włocławek | 84,3 | 108,561 | 151 | 11 | 7,3 |
| 27 | Wrocław | 292,8 | 641,928 | 161 | 37 | 23,0 |
| 28 | Zielona Góra | 278,3 | 140,892 | 71 | 20 | 28,2 |
| Mean | 149,0 | 47,0 | 33,2 |
Number of habitat types at the class level identified from research articles and included in planning documents
| Habitat type (vegetation class) | Number of types of habitats found in the research articles | Number of types of habitats in plans | Percentage of habitats found in the literature and included in planning documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agropyretea | 17 | 2 | 11,8 |
| Alnetea | 21 | 13 | 61,9 |
| Ammophilletea | 1 | 0 | 0,0 |
| Artemisietea | 28 | 11 | 39,3 |
| Asplenietea | 8 | 1 | 12,5 |
| Asteretea | 2 | 0 | 0,0 |
| Bidentea | 18 | 7 | 38,9 |
| Cakiletea maritimae | 1 | 1 | 100,0 |
| Charetea | 2 | 0 | 0,0 |
| Epilobietea | 24 | 6 | 25,0 |
| Festuco–Brometea | 18 | 8 | 44,4 |
| Isoeto–Nanojuncetea | 8 | 1 | 12,5 |
| Koeleria–Corynephoretea | 24 | 10 | 41,7 |
| Lemnetea | 19 | 11 | 57,9 |
| Litoirelletea | 3 | 1 | 33,3 |
| Molinio–Arrhenatheretea | 28 | 18 | 64,3 |
| Montio–Cardaminetea | 5 | 1 | 20,0 |
| Nardo–Callunetea | 15 | 8 | 53,3 |
| Oxycocco–Sphagnetea | 9 | 0 | 0,0 |
| Phragmitetea | 27 | 15 | 55,6 |
| Potametea | 21 | 13 | 61,9 |
| Querceta robori-petraeae | 9 | 6 | 66,7 |
| Querco–Fagetea | 28 | 22 | 78,6 |
| Rhamno–Prunetea | 20 | 7 | 35,0 |
| Salicetea purpureae | 22 | 14 | 63,6 |
| Scheuchzerio–Caricetea | 24 | 9 | 37,5 |
| Stellarietea | 26 | 8 | 30,8 |
| Trifolio–Geranietea | 14 | 2 | 14,3 |
| Vaccinio–Picetea | 25 | 16 | 64,0 |
| Mean | 38,8 |