Introduction of non-indigenous species in Europe Seas, Jan. 2020

The dataset represents the introduction of non-indigenous species in European seas. Non-indigenous species are species that have been spread as a result of human activities to areas where they do not belong naturally. The main concern are the invasive species, which are defined as causing a significant negative impact on biodiversity as well as serious economic and social consequences.


The dataset has been prepared first by individually mapping each aquatic invasive species that had a distinctive distribution area, which had been provided by several non-indigenous species online databases. The distribution of the species were then resampled into the EEA 10 km grid and summed together, showing the number of non-indigenous species per grid cell. The temporal reference of the dataset covers the last 30 years (1989 - 2018).


This dataset has been prepared for the calculation of the combined effect index, produced for the ETC/ICM Report 4/2019 "Multiple pressures and their combined effects in Europe's seas" available on: https://www.eionet.europa.eu/etcs/etc-icm/etc-icm-report-4-2019-multiple-pressures-and-their-combined-effects-in-europes-seas- 1.

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Date (Creation)
2019-05-01
Date (Publication)
2020-01-27
Edition

01.00
Citation identifier
eea_r_3035_10_km_intro-aqua-nis_p_1989-2018_v01_r00
Point of contact
Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role

European Environment Agency

sdi@eea.europa.eu

Point of contact

European Environment Agency

sdi@eea.europa.eu

Custodian

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Maintenance and update frequency
As needed
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
Keywords
Keywords

GEMET

  • pressure

  • sea

  • introduction of plant species

  • introduction of animal species

  • aquatic animal

  • environmental pressure

Continents, countries, sea regions of the world.

  • Black Sea

  • Iceland Sea

  • Adriatic Sea

  • Northeast Atlantic Ocean (40W)

  • Kattegat

  • Baltic Sea

  • North Sea

  • Norwegian Sea

  • Barents Sea

  • Celtic Sea

  • Bay of Biscay

  • Ionian Sea

  • English Channel

  • Mediterranean Sea

Spatial scope

  • European

EEA topics

  • Biodiversity

  • Sustainability challenges

  • Seas and coasts

Sous-regions marines

  • /Métropole

  • /Métropole/Manche mer du Nord

  • /Métropole/Mers Celtiques

  • /Métropole/Golfe de Gascogne

  • /Métropole/Méditerranée occidentale

Thématiques - SIMM

  • /Etat du Milieu/Espèces

Type de jeux de donnée - ODATIS

  • /Données dérivées/Produits composites
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Other constraints
no limitations to public access
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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).

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Grid
Distance
10  km
Language
English
Topic category
  • Environment
  • Oceans
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Begin date
1989-01-01
End date
2018-12-31
Unique resource identifier
EPSG:3035
Distribution format
Name Version

GeoTIFF
OnLine resource
Protocol Linkage Name

EEA:FILEPATH

 		https://sdi.eea.europa.eu/webdav/datastore/public/eea_r_3035_10_km_intro-aqua-nis_p_1989-2018_v01_r00/NIS_sum_unnormalized.tif

WWW:URL

 		https://sdi.eea.europa.eu/data/cc8c0653-59e7-4f20-aa05-5f8ecb720fee

Direct download

ESRI:REST

 		https://water.discomap.eea.europa.eu/arcgis/rest/services/Marine/Pressures_Invasive_non_indigenous_species/MapServer

OGC:WMS

 		https://water.discomap.eea.europa.eu/arcgis/services/Marine/Pressures_Invasive_non_indigenous_species/MapServer/WMSServer?request=GetCapabilities&service=WMS
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Dataset

Conformance result

Date (Publication)
2010-12-08
Explanation

See the referenced specification
Statement

The dataset was made by first individually mapping each aquatic invasive species that had a distinctive distribution area. The distinctive distribution areas for all species were based on information from various non-indigenous species online databases:


• Algaebase.org

• Nobanis.org

• Marinespecies.org

• Cabi.org

• Europe-aliens.org

• Ciesm.org

• Invasions.si.edu/nemesis/

• iucn.org

• iucngisd.org/gisd/

• Eol.org

• Marlin.ac.uk


The distribution was mapped according to the information from the aforementioned databases into the EEA 10 km grid.


If the species was observed only occasionally in the area, it was not considered sufficient for the distribution of that area. If the species was reported ‘often observed’ in the area, the area was included in its distribution. The Mediterranean area was also supplemented by information on the distribution of non-indigenous species provided by local experts.


All species layers were summed together into one raster, showing the number of non-indigenous species per grid cell.

Metadata

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cc8c0653-59e7-4f20-aa05-5f8ecb720fee XML
Metadata language
English
Character set
UTF8
Hierarchy level
Dataset
Date stamp
2021-01-07T09:35:14
Metadata standard name

ISO 19115/19139
Metadata standard version

1.0
Metadata author
Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role

European Environment Agency

sdi@eea.europa.eu

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Keywords

EEA topics
Biodiversity Seas and coasts Sustainability challenges
GEMET
aquatic animal environmental pressure introduction of animal species introduction of plant species pressure sea
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
Species distribution
Spatial scope
European
Thématiques - SIMM
/Etat du Milieu/Espèces
Type de jeux de donnée - ODATIS
/Données dérivées/Produits composites

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