An inventory of tree species in Europe—An essential data input for air pollution modelling

We present a detailed tree species 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 (...

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Published in:Ecological modelling 2008-10, Vol.217 (3), p.292-304
Main Authors: Skjøth, Carsten A., Geels, Camilla, Hvidberg, Martin, Hertel, Ole, Brandt, Jørgen, Frohn, Lise M., Hansen, Kaj M., Hedegaard, Gitte B., Christensen, Jesper H., Moseholm, L.
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Language:English
Subjects:
Alnus
Betula
Biogenic emission
Climate change
EMEP
Picea
Pinus
Pollen
Populus
Quercus
VOC
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Summary:We present a detailed tree species 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 × 50 km EMEP grid. The inventory is therefore prepared for easy implementation into atmospheric transport models by providing an extension to already applied land use data such as the Corine Land Cover (CLC2000) or Global Land Cover (GLC2000). The gridded version of the data set will be available on the webpage http://www.dmu.dk/International/Air/Models/Background/Trees/.
ISSN:0304-3800
1872-7026
DOI:10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2008.06.023