at the same time,perception of even the most fundamental elements of natural appearance,vegetation and water,is highly contingent oncultural interpretation.
Not all vegetation is equally preferred.
For example,a case study of Minnesota owners of rare ecosystem found that owners of oak woodlands tend to appreciate and manage these ecosystems to maintain them,but owners of wetlands or prairies are far less likely to appreciate them.
In fact they are likely to change wetland or prairies in order to "improve" them.
Preference for woodland is also subject to cultural interpretation.
For example,woodlands with dense understory or very dense canopy woodlands may not be attractive.