Tree species inventory gridded for the EMEP domain

This page gives access to a gridded data set with tree specie information. The data set may be downloaded as zipped shape files (from 1.Sep 2008). The files are prepared for use in GIS software and include projection files. Basic projection for the gridded data set is the 50 km x 50 km EMEP domain (http://www.emep.int/grid/griddescr.html).

Citation:

Skjøth, C. A., Geels, C., Hvidberg, M., Hertel, O., Brandt, J., Frohn, L. M., Hansen, K. M., Hedegård, G. B., Christensen, J., and Moseholm, L., 2008, An inventory of tree species in Europe - An essential data input for air pollution modelling, Ecological Modelling 2008, doi:10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2008.06.023

If you find this data set useful, please let us know at cas@dmu.dk. Questions, comments, suggestions and requests may be mailed to cas@dmu.dk.

Last update: 30 September, 2008.

Background information:

Link to abstract

We present a detailed tree spe cies inventory covering Europe, parts of Africa and parts of Asia . The inventory contains 39 groups of species that are important for biogenic VOCs or pollen emission calculations. For example: Oak (Quercus), poplar (Populus), pines (Pinus), spruce (Picea), birch (Betula) and alder (Alnus). The inventory is based on national forest inventories and national statistics and gives tree species distribution in percentage within broadleaved as well as conifer forests. The inventory includes data from 799 regions and is redistributed into the 50 km x 50 km EMEP grid. Figures showing the actual distribution of each of the tree species are shown below:

Funding for this project has been provided by Copenhagen Global Change Initiative (http://www.cogci.dk) and National Environmental Research Institute.

Figures showing the distribution of tree species:

BROADLEAVED SPECIES
Acer sp.	Maple
Alnus sp.	Alder
Betula sp.	Birch
Carpinus sp.	Hornbeam
Castanea	Chestnut
Eucalyptus	Eucalyptus
Fagus sp.	Beech
Fagus Sylvatica	European beech/common beech
Fraxinus sp.	Ash
Olea sp.	Olive
Populus sp.	Poplar
Quercus cerris	Turkey oak
Quercus faginea	Portoguise oak
Quercus ilex	Evergreen oak
Quercus petraea	Sessile oak
Quercus pubescens	Downy oak
Quercus robur	Peduncalate oak
Quercus rubra	Red oak
Quercus suber	Cork oak
Quercus sp.	Oak
Robinia pseudoacacia	Black locust
Ulmus sp.	Elm
..	Other broadleaved
CONIFER SPECIES
Abies alba	Silver fir
Abies nordmanniana	Caucasian fir
Abies procera	Noble fir
Abies sp.	Fir
Juniperus sp.	Juniper
Larix sp.	Larch
Picea abies	Norway spruce
Picea sitchensis	Sitka spruce
Picea sp.	Spruce
Pinus helapensis	Aleppo pine
Pinus nigra	Black pine
Pinus pinaster	Maritime pine
Pinus sylvestris	Scots pine
Pinus sp.	Pine
Pseudotsuga	Douglas fir
..	Other conifers