Description
This dataset is based on the Environmental Stratification of Europe (EnS) dataset from the University of Edinburgh, a statistically derived land classification which provides a novel global spatial framework for the integration and analysis of ecological and environmental data (Metzger, Marc J. 2018). It provides a robust spatial analytical framework for the aggregation of local observations, identification of gaps in current monitoring efforts and systematic design of complementary and new monitoring and research.
The version 8 of the source EnS dataset, used for the creation of this dataset, distinguishes 84 strata that are relatively homogeneous in environmental conditions and can be aggregated into 13 environmental zones:
• Alpine North (ALN)
• Boreal (BOR)
• Nemoral (NEM)
• Atlantic North (ATN)
• Alpine South (ALS)
• Continental (CON)
• Atlantic Central (ATC)
• Pannonian (PAN)
• Lusitanian (LUS)
• Anatolian (ANA)
• Mediterranean Mountains (MDM)
• Mediterranean North (MDN)
• Mediterranean South (MDS)
The original dataset (vector format, 1 km spatial resolution) has been rasterised into pixel size of 100m to align with Corine Land Cover. Its spatial coverage has been extended as follows:
• Türkiye is covered only partially in the original dataset. Missing parts are supplemented by a comparable national dataset provided by the Ministry of Environment and Forestry of Türkiye.
• The dataset is extended along the coastline to fully cover the spatial extent of CORINE Land Cover.
• Canary Islands, Madeira archipelago and the Azores are not included in the original dataset and added as environmental zone “Macaronesia (MAC)”.
• Iceland is not included in the original dataset and added as environmental zone “Arctic (ARC)”
Resources
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| Direct download | TIFF | Open resource | |
| Unknown Resource | TIFF | Open resource |