Geodiversity data for Europe.

ABSTRACT: Geodiversity is an essential part of nature's diversity. However, geodiversity is insufficiently understood in terms of its spatial distribution and its relationship to biodiversity over large spatial extents. Here, we present European geodiversity data at resolutions of 1 km and 10 km. We assess terrestrial geodiversity quantitatively as a richness variable (georichness) using a commonly employed grid-based approach. The data incorporate aspects of geological, pedological, geomorphological and hydrological diversity, which are also available as separate richness variables. To evaluate the data, we correlated European georichness with empirically tested national georichness data from Finland, revealing a positive correlation at both 1 km (r_p = 0.37, p < 0.001) and

SUBMITTER: Toivanen M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10859234 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature