The use and Application of the Map of the Natural Vegetation of Europe with Particular Reference to Germany
2006
Bohn, Udo | Gollub, Gisela
<p>The Map of the Natural Vegetation of Europe was compiled and produced by an international team of vegetation scientists from 31 European countries over the period 1979– 2003. The final results are now available in printed and digital form (in German and English on an interactive CD–ROM) and they include maps of the potential natural vegetation of Europe at the scales 1:2.5 and 1:10 million, a hierarchically structured overall legend, a comprehensive explanatory text and standardised digital data sheets with detailed information on c . 700 mapping units.</p><p>The digital database and special software programmes facilitate a multitude of analyses and uses in the fields of research, teaching, education, information and planning. Selected examples give an overview of the present use and application of the data in Germany:</p><p>1. classification of ecological areas at different scales for various purposes;</p><p>2. demonstration of the total range and subdivision of formations (using beech forests as an example) as a basis for transnational synsystematic classification and nature protection;</p><p>3. production and use of detailed maps of regions and countries (e.g. Germany and adjacent areas);</p><p>4. as a baseline for estimating the natural potential net primary production.</p>
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