EUNIS heathland, scrub and tundra habitat types, distribution based on vegetation plot data - version 1, Nov. 2021

This metadata corresponds to the EUNIS heathland, scrub and tundra habitat types, distribution based on vegetation plot data dataset. These habitat types correspond to non-coastal land which is dry or only seasonally inundated (with the water table at or above ground level for less than half of the year) with greater than 30% vegetation cover. Tundra is characterised by the presence of permafrost. Heathland and scrub are defined as vegetation dominated by shrubs or dwarf shrubs of species that typically do not exceed 5 m maximum height. Includes shrub orchards, vineyards, hedges (which may have occasional tall trees). Also includes stands of climatically-limited dwarf trees (krummholz) lt; 3 m high, such as occur in extreme alpine conditions. Includes Salix and Frangula carrs. Excludes coppice (T47) and Alnus and Populus swamp forest (T15). The verified heathland, scrub and tundra 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. The dataset is provided both in Geodatabase and Geopackage formats.

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ceb50ee9-9eee-426f-9004-46d910e25bb6

Publication Date
2021-11-15
Title

EUNIS heathland, scrub and tundra habitat types, distribution based on vegetation plot data - version 1, Nov. 2021

Short Name

EUNIS heathland, scrub and tundra habitat types

Abstract

This metadata corresponds to the EUNIS heathland, scrub and tundra habitat types, distribution based on vegetation plot data dataset. These habitat types correspond to non-coastal land which is dry or only seasonally inundated (with the water table at or above ground level for less than half of the year) with greater than 30% vegetation cover. Tundra is characterised by the presence of permafrost. Heathland and scrub are defined as vegetation dominated by shrubs or dwarf shrubs of species that typically do not exceed 5 m maximum height. Includes shrub orchards, vineyards, hedges (which may have occasional tall trees). Also includes stands of climatically-limited dwarf trees (krummholz) lt; 3 m high, such as occur in extreme alpine conditions. Includes Salix and Frangula carrs. Excludes coppice (T47) and Alnus and Populus swamp forest (T15). The verified heathland, scrub and tundra 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. The dataset is provided both in Geodatabase and Geopackage formats.

Dataset Language

English

 
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Metadata Provider
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Keywords (EEA Management Plan)

  • 2021 1.1.4

Keywords (EEA topics)

  • Biodiversity: state of habitats and species

Keywords (GEMET)

  • habitat

  • heathland

  • natural area

  • terrestrial ecosystem

  • tundra

Keywords (GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0)

  • Habitats and biotopes

Keywords (Spatial scope)

  • European

Keywords (Continents, countries, sea regions of the world)

  • Andorra

  • EEA38 (from 2020)

  • Georgia

  • United Kingdom

  • Ukraine

  • Belarus

  • Monaco

  • Moldova

  • San Marino

  • Russian Federation (European part)

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Description

Europe

Bounding Box

West Bounding Coordinate

-29.00

East Bounding Coordinate

58.00

North Bounding Coordinate

82.00

South Bounding Coordinate

28.00

Bounding Altitudes

Minimum
Maximum
Unit

Temporal Coverage

Range of Dates

Begin Date

1940-01-01

End Date

2017-12-31

License Information

Intellectual Rights

No limitations to public access.

Resource License

License Name

Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0

URL
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Distribution

Online

A brief description of the the content of online URL.

EUNIS heathland, scrub and tundra habitat types, distribution based on vegetation plot data - version 1, Nov. 2021

URL
https://sdi.eea.europa.eu/datastore/public?path=/eea_v_3035_10_mio_eunis-hab-s_p_1940-2017_v01_r00

Distribution

Online

A brief description of the the content of online URL.

EUNIS documentation for habitat classification

URL
https://sdi.eea.europa.eu/data/f5946d76-bf09-4261-8f2e-6218210ae3af

Distribution

Online

A brief description of the the content of online URL.

EEA geospatial data catalogue

URL
https://sdi.eea.europa.eu/catalogue/srv/api/records/1f8814c7-eb8b-4674-9955-1ebf485cfc57?language=all

Distribution

Online

A brief description of the the content of online URL.

Vegetation Plot Layer

URL
https://bio.discomap.eea.europa.eu/arcgis/rest/services/EUNIS/Hethland_Distribution_point/MapServer
 
 

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Abstract

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Methods

• Method

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Description
Citation

European Environment Agency (2021). EUNIS heathland, scrub and tundra habitat types, distribution based on vegetation plot data - version 1, Nov. 2021. https://doi.org/10.2909/1f8814c7-eb8b-4674-9955-1ebf485cfc57

Software

Title
Version

01.00

 
 

Data Tables

• Data Table

Name

s_distribution_gdb

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Data Format

Externally Defined Format

Format Name

GDB

• Data Table

Name

s_distribution_gpkg

Physical

Data Format

Externally Defined Format

Format Name

GeoPackage