NDFF Monitoring program quality of flora, environment and nature

Laurens Sparrius

doi:10.15468/awpas8

NDFF Monitoring program quality of flora, environment and nature

Citation

Sparrius L, Oomen D (2018). NDFF Monitoring program quality of flora, environment and nature. Dutch National Database of Flora and Fauna (NDFF). Metadata dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/awpas8 accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-03-17.

Description

The aim of the National Monitoring Program Quality of Flora, Environment and Nature (LMF) is to answer policy-specific questions. The national government prioritises the measurement objectives ‘environment’ and ‘general quality of nature’ (ANK). The data is also used to calculate the quality of nature. The environmental section focuses on the following subjects: acidification, eutrophication and groundwater depletion. The monitoring program focuses on the effects of these phenomena on flora. The ‘general quality of nature’ section focuses on the quality of nature in rural areas, which will be represented in an indicator of biodiversity. The monitoring program takes inventory of vegetation in fixed research plots. The vegetation of research plots is analysed with the Braun-Blanquet method. The basis for research is homogenous research plots; research plots that exhibit a single vegetation type. All higher plant species present in the quadrat are reported, as well as their abundance (expressed in the number of specimens and/or coverage). It is optional to also report on moss species. These research plots are examined regularly. Dataset available via https://www.ndff.nl/english / serviceteamndff@natuurloket.nl Apart from these selection plots, other square kilometre plots are also examined, preferably in areas for which there is no inventory data. Positive observations without zeros. 767,928 records (March 2018) https://www.ndff.nl/overdendff/validatie/protocollen/12-202-landelijk-meetnet-flora-milieu-en-natuurkwaliteit/

Taxonomic Coverages

All vascular plants

Plantae
common name: Plants rank: kingdom

Geographic Coverages

Netherlands

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Laurens Sparrius
originator
position: Data manager
FLORON Plant Conservation Netherlands
NL
homepage: http://www.floron.nl/about-us

Dries Oomen
metadata author
position: metadata publisher
NDFF
NL
email: serviceteamndff@natuurloket.nl

Henk de Vries
distributor
position: Node manager NLBIF
NLBIF (Netherlands Biodiversity Information Facility)
P.O.Box 9517
Leiden
2300 RA
NL
email: henk.devries@naturalis.nl

Dries Oomen
administrative point of contact
position: publisher
NDFF
NL
email: serviceteamNDFF@natuurloket.nl