Proportion of endemic species in Annex II to the Habitats Directive
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Created 08 Jul 2011
Published 13 Jul 2012
Last modified 29 Nov 2012
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Biodiversity — Ecosystems
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Proportion of endemic species in Annex II to the Habitats Directive
European data
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Temporal coverage:
- 2001-2006
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Tags:
- biodiversity , endemic species , baseline
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Geographic coverage:
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Rights:
- 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 (https://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: European Environment Agency (EEA).
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Owners:
- European Environment Agency (EEA)
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Figure type:
- Graph
Additional information
• Over 80 % of the Annex II species occur only in Europe (703 out of 865) with 60 % being narrow endemics (i.e. only occurring in a small geographical area).
• The proportion of endemics varies from more than 90 to 20 % according to the taxonomic group.
For references, please go to https://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/proportion-of-endemic-species-in or scan the QR code.
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