http://www.eea.europa.eu These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 15. http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/indicators/land-take-2/assessment-2?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Land take by the expansion of residential areas and construction sites is the main cause of the increase in the coverage of urban land at the European level. Agricultural zones and, to a lesser extent, forests and semi-natural and natural areas, are disappearing in favour of the development of artificial surfaces. This affects biodiversity since it decreases habitats, the living space of a number of species, and fragments the landscapes that support and connect them. The annual land take in European countries assessed by 2006 Corine land cover project (EEA39 except Greece) was 107 968 ha/year in 2000-2006. In 21 countries covered by both periods (1990-2000 and 2000-2006) the annual land take decreased by 9 % in the later period. The composition of land taken areas changed, too. More arable land and permanent crops and less pastures and mosaic farmland were taken by artificial development then in 1990-2000. Identified trends are expected to change little when next assessment for 2006-2012 becomes available in 2014. No publisher olahhbra SOER2010 biodiversity natural assessment10 CSI014 land use green economy land take urbanization artificial sprawl CSI landuse 2013-04-12T17:34:06+02:00 Indicator Assessment http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/indicators/species-ecosystem-relationship-1/assessment?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Climate change is affecting the interaction of species that depend on each other for food or other reasons. It can disrupt established interactions but also generate novel ones. Negative effects on single species are often amplified by changes in interactions with other species, in particular for specialist species. The impact of species interactions on ecosystems services depends on whether disrupted interactions can be buffered by system-intrinsic properties or by novel organisms. No publisher marxxand butterfly climate biodiversity climate change species interaction CLIM026 species distribution model CLIM 2012-11-20T15:49:30+02:00 Indicator Assessment http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/indicators/distribution-of-animal-species-1/assessment?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Observed climate change is having significant impacts on European fauna. These impacts include range shifts as well as local and regional extinctions of species. There is a clear poleward trend of butterfly distributions from 1990 to 2007 in Europe. Nevertheless, the migration of many species is lagging behind the changes in climate, suggesting that they are unable to keep pace with the speed of climate change. Distribution changes are projected to continue. Suitable climatic conditions for Europe’s breeding birds are projected to shift nearly 550 km north-east by the end of the 21st century under a scenario of 3 °C warming, with the average range size shrinking by 20 %. Habitat use and fragmentation and other obstacles are impeding the migration of many animal species. The difference between required and actual migration rate may lead to a progressive decline in European biodiversity. No publisher marxxand reptile climate change shell CLIM species Butterfly CLIM024 latitudinal shifts animal mammals terrestrial Biodiversity Climate Change species richness niche space Bioclimatic envelope models climate biodiversity range shifts United Kingdom amphibian invertebrates Birds 2012-11-20T14:20:54+02:00 Indicator Assessment http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/indicators/distribution-of-plant-species-1/assessment?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Several European plant species have shifted their distribution northward and uphill. These changes have been linked to observed climate change, in particular to milder winters. Mountain ecosystems in many parts of Europe are changing as plant species expand uphill and cold-adapted species are projected to lose climatically suitable areas. By the late 21st century, distributions of European plant species are projected to have shifted several hundred kilometres to the north, forests are likely to have contracted in the south and expanded in the north, and about half of the mountain plant species may face extinction. The rate of climate change is expected to exceed the ability of many plant species to migrate, especially as landscape fragmentation may restrict movement. No publisher marxxand climate biodiversity climate change CLIM022 species turnover CLIM plant species 2012-11-20T14:02:38+02:00 Indicator Assessment http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/indicators/plant-phenology-1/assessment?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic The timing of seasonal events in plants is changing across Europe, mainly due to changes in climate conditions. Seventy-eight per cent of leaf unfolding and flowering records show advancing trends in recent decades whereas only 3 % show a significant delay. Between 1971 and 2000, the average advance of spring and summer was between 2.5 and 4 days per decade. As a consequence of climate-induced changes in plant phenology, the pollen season starts on average 10 days earlier and is longer than it was 50 years ago. Trends in seasonal events are projected to advance further as climate warming proceeds. No publisher marxxand climate biodiversity terrestrial ecosystems climate change CLIM023 CLIM phenology phenological observations 2012-11-20T13:49:42+02:00 Indicator Assessment http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/cumulative-number-and-surface-area?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic The graph shows the evolution over years of areas protected under national designations both in terms of cumulative number of sites and cumulative area. The information is the one reported by EEA countries (and collaborative countries) as part of the EIONET priority data flow within the Common Database on Designated Areas (CDDA) No publisher poulsmo1 EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (http://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: European Environment Agency (EEA). protected areas in europe biodiversity protected area 2012-10-22T09:51:45+02:00 EEAFigure http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/expected-average-percentage-of-stable?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic The figure shows the expected average percentage of stable area of 856 plant species for two different climate scenarios by 2100. The S550e scenario corresponds to a stabilisation at 550 ppm CO2 equivalent and a global mean temperature increase of 2°C, the baseline scenario corresponds to a global mean temperature increase of more than 3°C. No publisher jaeckgre EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (http://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: European Environment Agency (EEA). climate change biodiversity plant species species turnover 2012-10-17T11:30:00+02:00 EEAFigure http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/modelled-changes-in-mammalian-species-richness?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Projected changes in in mammalian species richness by 2100 under emissions scenarios B1 (left) and A2 (right) in a 10’ resolution. Units in percentage. No publisher jaeckgre EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (http://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: European Environment Agency (EEA). terrestrial biodiversity climate change species richness mammals Bioclimatic envelope models 2012-10-11T16:10:00+02:00 EEAFigure http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/projected-spatial-mismatches-of-the?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic This figure shows spatial mismatches of the Portuguese Dappled White butterfly (Euchloe tagis) and its host plants under the BAMBU scenario (climate: A2) for 2050-2080. Green, suitable climate space for the host plants;orange, suitable climate space for the butterfly; red, suitable area for both butterfly and host plants; open circles, currently observed distribution. BAMBU: Business-As-Might-Be-Usual scenario. No publisher jaeckgre EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (http://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: European Environment Agency (EEA). butterfly climate change biodiversity species distribution model species interaction 2012-10-11T16:10:00+02:00 EEAFigure http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/trends-in-spring-phenology-in-europe?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic This figure shows the spring trends of phenology 1971-2000 grouped by their mean onset date. Each dot represents a station. Dot size adjusted for clarity. A negative phenological trend corresponds to an earlier onset of spring. No publisher jaeckgre EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (http://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: European Environment Agency (EEA). terrestrial ecosystems climate change biodiversity phenology phenological observations 2012-10-11T15:10:00+01:00 EEAFigure http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/observed-latitudinal-shifts-of-the?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic This graph shows the observed latitudinal shifts of the northern range boundaries of species within 4 exemplar taxonomic groups, studied over 25 years in Britain. (A) Spiders (85 species), (B) ground beetles (59 species), (C) butterflies (29 species), and (D) grasshoppers and allies (22 species). Positive latitudinal shifts indicate movement toward the north (pole); negative values indicate shifts toward the south (Equator). Horizontal lines mark the Median, boxes the 25 to 75 % quartile and whisker the range (up to 1.5 times the interquartile distance). Open Circles are outliers. No publisher jaeckgre EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (http://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: European Environment Agency (EEA). biodiversity Climate Change range shifts United Kingdom latitudinal shifts invertebrates 2012-10-11T15:05:00+01:00 EEAFigure http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/the-relative-importance-of-soil?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic - No publisher skovvann EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (http://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: European Environment Agency (EEA). soil biodiversity 2012-07-19T17:28:28+01:00 EEAFigure http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/impacts-of-invasive-alien-species?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic - No publisher skovvann EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (http://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: European Environment Agency (EEA). Baseline2010 threats biodiversity invasive alien species 2012-07-19T17:17:24+01:00 EEAFigure http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/impact-of-over-exploitation-on?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic - No publisher skovvann EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (http://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: European Environment Agency (EEA). Baseline2010 biodiversity threats 2012-07-19T17:13:07+01:00 EEAFigure http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/impacts-of-pollution-on-species?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic - No publisher skovvann EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (http://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: European Environment Agency (EEA). Baseline2010 biodiversity threats pollution 2012-07-19T17:06:55+01:00 EEAFigure