IMPRECO – Inventory and mapping of species, habitats, ecosystems and ecosystem services

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This deliverable offers a biodiversity baseline based on the inventory of species, habitats, ecosystems (ES) and ecosystem services (ESS) carried out by the Project Partners (PPs). PPs selected the pilot project areas (PAs) to be involved in the collection of biodiversity data and to compare biodiversity data among them. The main core of data collection was the most recent NATURA 2000 – Standard Data Form. Since the biodiversity is not limited to protected species and habitats, data collection was carried out through an analysis of the data already collected by PAs (species check lists, scientific literature, personal observations, map of habitats, historical maps, invasive alien species) and by field analysis.EXCEL template files were set up to collected all the information on the species/habitats protected through Nature 2000 directives’ (Bird Directive 2009/147/EC and Habitat Directive 92/43/EEC) and species/habitats no protected. The biodiversity templates were based on the following column: Protected area, Country, NATURA 2000 site code, NATURA 2000 name, Taxonomic group, Species name, Species name check, Natura 2000 species code, Habitat used by the species, Protection level, Alien and Reference.

The species were listed in the principal groups, Algae, Amphibians, Birds, Invertebrates, Plants, Fish, Reptiles and match with the habitat used. At the same time it was verified the presence of invasive alien species with reference to European Alien Species Information Network – EASIN Web Site. The name of the species was checked using international databases like WoRMS, Avibase, AlgaeBase, EU-NOMEN and IUCN. Data for each country and pilot project area were divided according to NATURE 2000 directives’ species included in the Standard Data Form, species listed in NATURA 2000 directives’ but missing in the Standard Data Form and no protected species. Shkodra and Buna Delta species differently from the other PAs are protected from setting-up the Emerald Network at National level). Pakleni Otoci Islands species were considered protected according to Croatian Regulation on strictly protected species (OJ 80/2013, 73/2016).

Biodiversity data were elaborated at first counting the NATURE 2000 directives’ species for taxonomic groups and habitats for each PA. After that it was considered the species in NATURA 2000 lists but missing in the Standard Data Form. And then in the end, the species no protected but observed from personal observation or references. In the third section biodiversity data were analysed globally considering the species in each PA for each taxonomic group.

At the same manner all the habitats’ types present in the Standard Data Form for each PA were listed with the coverage in hectares. The total number of habitat was reported for each PA.

Ecosystem Services were classified referring to the Common International Classification of Ecosystem Services – CICES and listed in EXCEL file describing their benefits, then each ecosystem service was associated to each PA. Data were filled in the geo-database developed in the AdriaWet2000 project according to NATURA 2000 standards. Thanks to the database, data can be compared among PAs and analysed at transnational level. Moreover, target species can be selected for set up a joint monitoring programme of NATURA 2000 site. PPs defined a list of local ES and related ESS and described their benefits.Common target species have been selected as ES quality level indicator among checked species for the application of biodiversity monitoring protocol (Act.T1.2).