| Frame 1 | Frame 2 | Frame 3 | |
| Definitions of scale | Dominance of uni-disciplinary definitions and of theories and methods mainly from natural sciences (GR: 7; FIN: 8) | Multidisciplinary definitions by combining theories of different disciplines (GR: 13; FIN: 12) | Interdisciplinary definitions by integrating theories and methods of different disciplines (GR: 9; FIN: 9) |
| Scale as the level of biological organization (GR: 7; FIN: 8) | Scale as the level of biological organization and as jurisdictional or/and administrative levels (GR: 13; FIN: 12) | Coproduction of social and ecological scales (GR: 9; FIN: 9) | |
| Scale as the extent and resolution of data and study regions (GR: 7; FIN: 8) | Scale as the extent and resolution of studies and of administrative regions (GR: 13; FIN: 12) | Scale as encompassing both a technical dimension and a social construction (GR: 4; FIN: 6) | |
| Scale as objective jurisdictional or/and administrative levels (GR: 3; FIN: 5) | Jurisdictional scale as the most important scale – the problems and solutions emerge there (GR: 13; FIN: 12) | Administrative or/and jurisdictional scale as geographically, historically shaped (GR: 9; FIN: 8) | |
| Scale as a technical term or/and as measurement (GR: 5; FIN: 5) | Scale as distinct, hierarchically organized levels (GR: 13; FIN: 12) | Scale as coevolution of hierarchical structures and occurring social-ecological processes (GR: 6; FIN: 8) - | |
| Scale as a neutral, mainly scientific term (GR: 7; FIN: 8) | Scale as having analytical fixity (GR: 13; FIN: 12) | Scale as a non neutral concept (GR: 8; FIN: 8) – Interactions within the levels of a scale are dynamic (GR: 6; FIN: 5) | |
| Relationship between ecological and governance scales | No explicit links (GR: 7; FIN: 8) | Indirect links (GR: 13; FIN: 12) | Direct links (GR: 9; FIN: 9) |
| Acknowledgment of interactions between different levels of ecological scale and between ecological, spatial and temporal scales (GR: 7; FIN: 8) | Acknowledgment of interactions across various levels of ecological or governance scales (GR: 13; FIN: 12) | Acknowledgment of dialectical interactions between and within different scales (GR: 9; FIN: 8) - Explicit references to cross-scale and cross-level interactions (GR: 7; FIN: 7) | |
| Social and natural scales are both acknowledged as significant but not as directly linked (GR: 7; FIN: 6) | Biodiversity governance should find an optimal solution to match conservation efforts with human and ecological scales (GR: 13; FIN: 12) | Active role of people in producing geographical scales (GR: 7; FIN: 7) – Scaling should reflect thoroughly integrated social-ecological settings (GR: 7; FIN: 6) | |