Biodiversity & Ecosystems

Biodiversity & Ecosystems: Species, habitats and ecosystem health indicators.


Datasets describing the ecological characteristics, biological communities and ecosystem conditions of riverine, wetland and aquatic environments across the Danube–Black Sea system.


Scope

This thematic group covers datasets related to biodiversity status, ecosystem health and ecological monitoring, including:

-Fish communities -Macroinvertebrate communities -Aquatic and riparian vegetation -Habitat assessments -Species occurrence records -Ecological status indicators -Ecosystem condition and restoration monitoring

Data Types

Datasets may include:

-Biodiversity monitoring records -Species inventories -Habitat mapping datasets -Ecological survey results -Vegetation monitoring datasets -Ecosystem assessment indicators -Restoration effectiveness monitoring data

Primary Users

  • Ecologists
  • Biodiversity researchers
  • Environmental agencies
  • River basin managers
  • Nature restoration practitioners
  • Policy and conservation organisations