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Digital Map of European Ecological Regions
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Annex 2 to Technical report
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ZIP Compressed Word 97 document
Technical report
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The DMEER maps draw on information sources of potential vegetation Map of Natural Vegetation of Europe (Bonn, 1994)- and topographic and climate data The European Land (Bunce, 1995). The cluster analysis model was used to place similar samples into clusters, which are arranged in a hierarchical treelike structure called a dendrogram. These clusters or classes of sorting objects represent different ecological regions, and depending on their position on the dendrogram, or the level of aggregation, they represent homogenous sub-ecological regions, inside the primary ecological regions. Subsequently, an agreement between EEA, ETC/NC and WWF to come to two compatible maps of ecological regions for Europe, by EEA and by WWF, made necessary a series of compromises from both initiatives comprise the acceptance of DMEER lines and units on the WWF map, and the acceptance of WWF units on DMEER
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The Map of Natural Vegetation of Europe: Bonn, U. 1994. International project for the construction of a map of the natural vegetation of Europe at a scale of 1:2.5 million - its concept, problems of harmonisation and application for nature protection. Working text, Bundesamt fur Naturschutz (BfN). The Map of European Land Classification: Bunce, R G H, 1995 A European land Classification, Institute of Terrestrial Ecology, Merlewood. WWF Terrestrial Ecoregions Map: http://www.panda.org/about_wwf/where_we_work/ecoregions/global200/pages/mapdownload.htm#map4
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The objective of the map of ecological regions in Europe is to show the extent of areas with relatively homogeneous ecological conditions, within which, comparisons and assessments of different expressions of biodiversity are meaningful.
Geographical coverage: Turkey and Russian Federation are partly covered. Israel and Lebanon are covered. Small parts of Iran, Syria, Jordan and Egypt are covered.
For references, please go to https://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/data/digital-map-of-european-ecological-regions or scan the QR code.
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