National Inventory of Landscapes in Sweden Nationell Inventering av Landskapet i Sverige Johan Svensson, SLU. 090506 Assessment of landscape biodiversity conditions and changes in terrestrial environments in Sweden Forests Agriculture land Alpine environments Wetlands Shores Urban areas 631
Two parallel and integrated inventories Field inventory: Plots och transects Aerial photo interpretation: Polygones, points and transects 5 km x 5 km 1 km x 1 km
Circular plots with different radius 20 m radius – 1257 m2 Cover of main habitat type Cover of trees Land use Impact Alpine habitat type 10 m radius – 314 m2 Shrubs Field layer Bottom layer Ground description Detailed tree measures Some lichens 3,5 m radius – 38,5 m2 Detailed data from trees Droppings from animals 0,28 m radius – 0,25 m2 Field layer Bottom layer Presence of herbs Presence of mosses Presence of lichens 20m 10m
Line-crossing inventory A = area of the inventory area m = number of cross-points L = total length of inventory lines
A posteriori classification Mixed / agricultural landscape Mountainous / wetland landscape
Application of NILS data Documentation, assessment and refinement of the environmental quality objectives Background data for national policy and strategic planning International reporting (incl. Natura 2000) Platform for other environmental monitoring Platform for (applied) research: data, technology, methodology Dataforum Empirical approach On demand – requires developed sector cooperation