Explanatory variables in five groups that were included in the analysis.

Expected influence refers to the hypotheses specified in the introduction: + means that a higher value for a variable would explain persistence of orchard meadows;—means that a higher value for a variable would explain orchard meadow loss. RIPS = Spatial Information and Planning System of Baden-Württemberg, https://www.lubw.baden-wuerttemberg.de/servlet/is/16129/. SL-BW = Baden-Württemberg Statistical Office, http://www.statistik.baden-wuerttemberg.de/. Automated Land Registration Maps, https://www.lgl-bw.de/lgl-internet/opencms/de/05_Geoinformation/Liegenschaftskataster/ LUBW = State Institute for Environmental Protection, http://www.lubw.baden-wuerttemberg.de/. Explanatory variables in five groups that were included in the analysis.