Development of the Flemish flora monitoring network

Details

In order to monitor the changes in the distribution of plant species, reliance has hitherto mainly been placed on a series of distribution atlases that mapped the distribution of all species across the whole of Flanders. To a great extent, this depended – and still depends – on volunteers, and usually took several decades to complete. It has therefore been decided to create a monitoring network with a shorter monitoring interval based on a limited sample. This monitoring network will be mainly useful for detecting rapid changes in the more common species. Rarer species will have to be monitored through a habitat monitoring network.

Status	Running
Actual start/end date	31/12/2010 - 30/12/2031

Teams

• Biometry and Quality Assurance
• Biotope Diversity
• Species Diversity
• Management Team
• Biometry, Methodology and Quality Assurance

INBO Research theme(s)

• Protected nature