EUNIS coastal habitat types probability maps - version 1, Dec. 2021
This metadata describes the EUNIS coastal habitat types distribution datasets created from habitat probability mapping. Probability maps are refined versions of habitat suitability maps. Suitability maps model areas where the environment is suitable for a certain habitat type. Probability maps include information on existing land cover and narrow the modelled suitable distribution to areas where the habitat type is probable to occur. Coastal habitats are those above spring high tide limit (or above mean water level in non-tidal waters) occupying coastal features and characterised by their proximity to the sea, including coastal dunes and wooded coastal dunes, beaches and cliffs. Includes free-draining supralittoral habitats adjacent to marine habitats which are normally only very rarely subject to any type of salt water, in as much as they may be inhabited predominantly by terrestrial species, strandlines characterised by terrestrial invertebrates and moist and wet coastal dune slacks and dune-slack pools. Supralittoral sands and wracks may be found also in marine habitats (M). Excludes supralittoral rock pools and habitats, the splash zone immediately above the the mean water line, as well the spray zone and zone subject to sporadic inundation with salt water in as much as it may be inhabited predominantly by marine species, which are included in marine (M). The verified coastal habitat samples used are derived from the Braun-Blanquet database (<a href=" http://www.sci.muni.cz/botany/vegsci/braun_blanquet.php?lang=en" target="_blank"> http://www.sci.muni.cz/botany/vegsci/braun_blanquet.php?lang=en</a>) which is a centralised database of vegetation plots and comprises copies of national and regional databases using a unified taxonomic reference database. The geographic extent of the distribution data are all European countries except Armenia and Azerbaijan.
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About this resource
- Alternate Identifier
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78944c91-a9cd-4ebf-a50a-6f7b16507f77
- Publication Date
- 2023-12-01
- Short Name
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EUNIS coastal habitat types probability maps
- Dataset Language
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English
- Dataset Creator
- Metadata Provider
- Dataset Contact
- Keywords (EEA topics)
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Biodiversity: state of habitats and species
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- Keywords (GEMET)
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coastal ecosystem
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habitat
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modelling
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natural area
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- Keywords (GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0)
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Habitats and biotopes
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- Keywords (Spatial scope)
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European
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- Keywords (Continents, countries, sea regions of the world)
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EEA38 (from 2020)
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United Kingdom
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Geographic Coverage
- Geographic Description
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Europe
Bounding Box
- West Bounding Coordinate
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-32.84
- East Bounding Coordinate
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71.56
- North Bounding Coordinate
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72.16
- South Bounding Coordinate
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29.61
Bounding Altitudes
- Minimum
- Maximum
- Unit
Temporal Coverage
Range of Dates
- Begin Date
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1940-01-01
- End Date
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2017-12-31
License Information
- Intellectual Rights
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No limitations to public access.
Resource License
- License Name
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Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0
- Acknowledgements
Distribution
Online
- A brief description of the the content of online URL.
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EUNIS coastal habitat types probability maps - version 1, Dec. 2021
Distribution
Online
- A brief description of the the content of online URL.
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EUNIS documentation for habitat classification
Distribution
Online
- A brief description of the the content of online URL.
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EEA geospatial data catalogue
Project
• Project
- Title
- Abstract
Personnel
- Organization Name
Individual Name
- Given Name
- Surname
- Position Name
Methods
• Method
Method Step
- Citation
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European Environment Agency (2023).EUNIS coastal habitat types probability maps - version 1, Dec. 2021. https://doi.org/10.2909/99498d2c-7350-4655-b914-92c5b9e016c5
Software
- Title
- Version
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01.00
Data Tables
• Data Table
- Name
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N_coastal_prob_100m
Physical
Data Format
Externally Defined Format
- Format Name
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GeoTIFF
