Location of plant species in Norway gathered as a part of a survey vegetation mapping programme

• Main Authors: Anders Bryn, Hans-Petter Kristoffersen, Michael Angeloff, Ingvild Nystuen, Linda Aune-Lundberg, Dag Endresen, Christian Svindseth, Yngve Rekdal
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2015-12-01
• Series: Data in Brief
• Subjects: Georeferenced localities; Global Biodiversity Information Facility; Vascular plants; Vegetation plots; Vegetation type
• Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352340915002620
• ISSN: 2352-3409

Georeferenced species data have a wide range of applications and are increasingly used for e.g. distribution modelling and climate change studies. As an integrated part of an on-going survey programme for vegetation mapping, plant species have been recorded. The data described in this paper contains 18.521 registrations of plants from 1190 different circular plots throughout Norway. All species localities are georeferenced, the spatial uncertainty is provided, and additional ecological information is reported. The published data has been gathered from 1991 until 2015. The entries contain all higher vascular plants and pteridophytes, and some cryptogams. Other ecological information is also provided for the species locations, such as the vegetation type, the cover of the species and slope. The entire material is stored and available for download through the GBIF server.