title: EU-Forest, a high-resolution tree occurrence dataset for Europe.
abstract: We present EU-Forest, a dataset that integrates and extends by almost one order of magnitude the publicly available information on European tree species distribution. The core of our dataset (~96% of the occurrence records) came from an unpublished, large database harmonising forest plot surveys from National Forest Inventories on an INSPIRE-compliant 1 km×1 km grid. These new data can potentially benefit several disciplines, including forestry, biodiversity conservation, palaeoecology, plant ecology, the bioeconomy, and pest management.
authors.affiliation: European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Directorate D-Sustainable Resources, Bio-Economy Unit, Via Enrico Fermi 2749, Ispra 21027, Italy.
authors.forename: Achille
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mauri
authors.affiliation: European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Directorate D-Sustainable Resources, Bio-Economy Unit, Via Enrico Fermi 2749, Ispra 21027, Italy.
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Strona
authors.affiliation: European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Directorate D-Sustainable Resources, Bio-Economy Unit, Via Enrico Fermi 2749, Ispra 21027, Italy.
authors.forename: Jesús
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: San-Miguel-Ayanz
mesh_terms: D044822:Biodiversity; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D016208:Databases, Factual; D017753:Ecosystem; D005060:Europe; D065928:Forests; D014197:Trees