Biogeographical regions, Europe 2016, ver. 1
The biogeographical regions dataset contains the official delineations used in the Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC) and for the EMERALD Network set up under the Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats (Bern Convention). Biogeographical boundaries were obtained from the EU Member States and from the Emerald Network countries. These were merged together to produce a European wide map of the biogeographical regions independent of political boundaries.
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IdentificationAbout this resource
- Alternate Identifier
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5b5294ec-f1c7-4bfd-98a8-e8e4c9542b4c
- Publication Date
- 2016-01-26
- Title
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Biogeographical regions, Europe 2016, ver. 1
- Short Name
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Biogeographic regions
- Abstract
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The biogeographical regions dataset contains the official delineations used in the Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC) and for the EMERALD Network set up under the Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats (Bern Convention). Biogeographical boundaries were obtained from the EU Member States and from the Emerald Network countries. These were merged together to produce a European wide map of the biogeographical regions independent of political boundaries.
- Dataset Language
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English
- Dataset Creator
- Metadata Provider
- Dataset Contact
- Keywords (EEA topics)
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Biodiversity
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- Keywords (GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0)
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Bio-geographical regions
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- Keywords (Spatial score)
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European
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- Keywords (GEMET)
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Biogeography
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- Keywords (INSPIRE priority data set)
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Pan-European biogeographical regions (Habitats Directive)
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- Keywords (INSPIRE priority data set)
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Directive 92/43/EEC
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Geographic Coverage
- Geographic Description
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Europe
Bounding Box
- West Bounding Coordinate
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-31.27
- East Bounding Coordinate
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62.00
- North Bounding Coordinate
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81.00
- South Bounding Coordinate
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28.00
Temporal Coverage
Range of Dates
- Begin Date
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2011-01-01
- End Date
resourceLicensesLicense Information
- Intellectual Rights
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This data is provided for general information purposes only. Only the data possessed by the competent authorities of the Member States is authentic. Therefore, no rights or legal claims can be derived from the data displayed on this site.
Distribution
Online
- A brief description of the the content of online URL.
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Biogeographical regions, Europe 2016, ver. 1
Project
• Project
- Title
- Abstract
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Biogeographical boundaries were obtained from the EU Member States and from the Emerald Network countries. These were merged together to produce a European wide map of the biogeographical regions independent of political boundaries. A number of the regions were updated during the work under Article 17 of the Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC) and in 2010 the Standing Committee to the Bern Convention adopted a number of changes according to progress in the setting-up of the Emerald Network. The scale varies inside the dataset. Some regions, e.g., in EU countries, are 1: 1 000 000 while other are 1:1 000 000 or even 1:10 000 000.
Personnel
- Organization Name
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European Environment Agency
Individual Name
- Given Name
- Surname
- Position Name
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Custodian | Point of contact
Methods
• Method
Method Step
- Description
Software
- Title
- Version
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1.0
Data Tables
• Data Table
- Name
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BiogeoRegions2016.cpg
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Data Format
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SHP
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BiogeoRegions2016.dbf
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SHP
• Data Table
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BiogeoRegions2016.prj
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Data Format
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SHP
• Data Table
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BiogeoRegions2016.shp
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Data Format
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SHP
• Data Table
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BiogeoRegions2016.shx
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SHP
• Data Table
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BiogeoRegions2016.sqlite
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Spatialite
