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Distribution of plant species

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Expected average percentage of stable area of 856 plant species for two different climate scenarios.
Retrieved from: http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/indicators/distribution-of-plant-... [2]
on 10/02/2015

Data host: 

European Environment Agency

Unit of Measurement: 

Percentage (%)

Link to Data: 

http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/indicators/distribution-of-plant-species-… [2]

Description to get data: 

Click on the link -Data source- below the figures. Then click on Data set URL.

Type of Indicator source: 

  • Intergovernmental Organisation [3]

Geographical Coverage: 

Albania
Andorra
Austria
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macedonia
Malta
Montenegro
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland

Geographical Level: 

  • Regional or Local [4]

Same/similar indicators appears in the following sets: 

  • EEA's environmental indicators/Environmental Pressure indicators [5]

Methodological transparency: 

  • Complete methodology available [6]
Indicator relation: 
Indicator: 
Abundance and distribution of selected species [7]
Type of relation: 
Similar indicator

Temporal Coverage: 

1961 to 2098

Frequency of Updates: 

  • every 3-5 years [8]

Indicator developer: 

Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL)

Link to Methodology: 

Towards a general relationship between climate change and biodiversity: an example for plant species in Europe [9]

Aggregation level of indicator: 

  • Index or Composite [10]

Data quality assesment: 

  • assessed by international institution including WTO, OECD [11]

Publishing delay: 

  • 6-12 months [12]

Link to data quality assessment: 

Distribution of plant species (CLIM 022) - Assessment published Nov 2012 [2]

Contribution to the green economy: 

Higher value of the indicator is beneficial for the availability of biotic resources, therefore also beneficial for the environment and the Green Economy in general.

Cost of accessing data: 

  • free of charge [13]
Potential misinterpretation: 
Does the distribution and abundance of species rely heavily on conservation sites?
Related Indicator: 
Conservation status of habitats by habitat group [14]
Potential misinterpretation: 
Are species well distributed but increasingly fragmented?
Related Indicator: 
Fragmentation of natural and semi-natural areas [15]
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Links
[1] https://measuring-progress.eu/coll-del/nojs/626
[2] http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/indicators/distribution-of-plant-species-1/assessment
[3] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/52
[4] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/31
[5] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/65
[6] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/34
[7] https://measuring-progress.eu/abundance-and-distribution-selected-species
[8] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/20
[9] http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10113-010-0161-1
[10] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/30
[11] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/39
[12] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/24
[13] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/9
[14] https://measuring-progress.eu/conservation-status-habitats-habitat-group
[15] https://measuring-progress.eu/fragmentation-natural-and-semi-natural-areas