DATASET

Relative Pollination Potential

Collection: MAES : Mapping and Assessment of Ecosystems and their Services 

Description

Pollination is a key ecosystem service as many crops but in particular, fruits and vegetables are partially dependent on pollinating insects to produce food for human consumption. This dataset is an index of relative pollination potential, which is defined as the relative potential or relative capacity of ecosystems to support crop pollination. The model for relative pollination potential is based on the assumption that different habitats, but in particular forest edges, grasslands rich in flowers and riparian areas, offer suitable sites for wild pollinator insects.

Contact

Email
joachim.maes (at) ec.europa.eu

Contributors

  • Joachim Maes

How to cite

Maes, Joachim (2010): Relative Pollination Potential. European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) [Dataset] PID: http://data.europa.eu/89h/db057b11-6707-4a27-be31-187b1e2e8f92

Keywords

crop production ecosystem services pollination

Data access

Download baseline 2010
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  • The compressed zipfile Pollination.zip contains the RPP data at 100 m resolution for the year 2010. RPP is a dimensionless value between 0 and 1.

Publications

Publication
Journal article: Linking Land Cover Data and Crop Yields for Mapping and Assessment of Pollination Services in Europe.
URL 
Publication
Mapping and Assessment of Ecosystems and their Services: Trends in ecosystems and ecosystem services in the European Union between 2000 and 2010
Maes J, Fabrega Domenech N, Zulian G, Lopes Barbosa A, Vizcaino Martinez M, Ivits E, Polce C, Vandecasteele I, Mari Rivero I, Bastos De Morais Guerra C, Perpiña Castillo C, Vallecillo Rodriguez S, Baranzelli C, Ribeiro Barranco R, Batista E Silva F, Jacobs C, Trombetti M, Lavalle C. Mapping and Assessment of Ecosystems and their Services: Trends in ecosystems and ecosystem services in the European Union between 2000 and 2010. EUR 27143. Luxembourg (Luxembourg): Publications Office of the European Union; 2015. JRC94889

Spatial coverage

Type Value
GML
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GML
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WKT
POLYGON ((-11.5 81.4, 43.2 81.4, 43.2 35.3, -11.5 35.3, -11.5 81.4))

Temporal coverage

From date To date
2010-01-01 2010-01-01

Lineage information

No additional information

Additional information

Published by
European Commission, Joint Research Centre
Created date
2021-03-26
Modified date
2021-03-26
Issued date
2010-07-26
Landing page
http://biodiversity.europa.eu/maes 
Language(s)
English
Data theme(s)
Economy and finance, Environment, Regions and cities
Update frequency
unknown
Identifier
http://data.europa.eu/89h/db057b11-6707-4a27-be31-187b1e2e8f92
Popularity