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Expert Panel on Biodiversity and Ground Vegetation

The Expert Panel has the task to further develop the harmonised monitoring methods in the fields of forest biological diversity and ground vegetation as laid down in the Manual. The Expert Panel closely cooperates with the Programme Co-ordinating Centre and the data centres in order to contribute to the data evaluation and quality assurance.

Chairpersons

Pat Neville
Coillte
Newtownmountkennedy
IRL-CO. Wicklow, IRELAND

Pat Neville

Bruno Petriccione (Co-chair)
CONECOFOR Service
via Carducci 5
I-00187 Roma, ITALY

Bruno Petriccione

Meetings

Minutes of the meeting in Firenze 2007

Minutes of the meeting in Nicosia 2006

Minutes of the meeting in Lüneburg 2004 (Ground Vegetation)

Minutes of the meeting in Lüneburg 2004 (Biodiversity)

Participants of the meeting in Lüneburg 2004

Minutes of the meeting in Sabaudia 2003

Participants of the meeting in Sabaudia 2003

Minutes of the meeting in Chambery 2002

Minutes of the meeting in Lillehammer 2000

Minutes of the meeting in Brussels 1999

Biodiversity documents and projects

Methodology of the biodiversity assessments within the BioSoil demonstration project of the EC (version 1.0 2006)

Methodology of the biodiversity assessments within the BioSoil demonstration project of the EC (version 1.1 2006)

Methodology of the biodiversity assessments within the BioSoil demonstration project of the EC (version 1.1A 2007)

ForestBIOTA project (2005/06)

Feasibility study for further biodiversity assessments (2002)

Assessment of Biodiversity in European Forests (2002)

List of proposed parameters (2002)

Working document (2001)

Document archive (former EP Ground Vegetation)

Quality assurance within ground vegetation assessments (2004)

Frequently asked questions

Nomenclature for species

Publications based on Level II ground vegetation data

Scientific publications for download

see publications page

National methods for ground vegetation assessments

The ICP Forests Manual leaves some leeway for national specifications of the ground vegetation assessment methods. A selection of national methods is presented below. New pages will be added as soon as they are sent to the Expert Panel. National Focal Centres are asked to send their contributions to Laurence Bourjot.