Experience in assessment and mapping of ecosystem extent and condition
1. Indicators of ecosystem assets tested in the TEEB-Russia project at national and regional levels are shown below (for details see Report 1 and Report 2).
Examples of assessed indicators at national and regional levels are shown below.
Ecosystem extent
2. Share of ecosystem area in the Central Federal District of RF, in regions within CFD, and in districts within regions (example for Vladimir region is shown). For details see here in Russian and here in English.
(CFD location)
3. The degree of territory transformation for 50-km squares and subjects of RF within European Russia (Report 2):
a) area share of transformed ecosystems, %;
b) share of natural ecosystems area, %.
Ecosystem condition
4. Fragmentation of natural ecosystems for 50-km squares within European Russia:
a) distance between natural ecosystem sites (DISTANCE);
b) the ratio of their perimeter to their area (PAR).
5. Phytomass and productivity for 50-km squares and subjects of RF within European Russia (Report 2):
a) total phytomass density, dry matter, kg/m2
b) net primary production, kgС/m2/yr
Species diversity
6. Species diversity of birds in 50-km squares within European Russia (Report 2):
a) bird species richness
b) share of Red Book species in a square of the total species number in the same square, %
7. Species diversity of vascular plants:
a) number of plant species of per 100,000 km2 averaged for the area of subjects of Russia (Report 1);
b) mean number of plant species in local flora in subjects of RF within European Russia (Report 2);
c) plant species number registered in administrative districts of eight oblasts of the Central Federal District (Report 2);
d) number of species included into regional Red Data Books or Red lists in the same oblasts.
