Form 5a - ICP Forests

The coded lists for vascular plants and cryptogams are available via the internet page of
the responsible Expert Panel of ICP Forests (www.icp-forests.org/EPbiodiv.htm). In
case that species will occur that are not included on this list, the National Focal Centre
will take contact with the Expert Panel prior to the formal data submission to the
European data centre. The Expert Panel will assign a new (999.999.999) code and
include it on the list available on the internet. The new species will be submitted to the
European data centre with the new code. An additional list of nationally important or
problematic species can be prepared and maintained by the NFC if regarded necessary.
(83) Cover of plant species
(Chapter 8)
Countries are free in the assessment of the abundance/cover of the plant species. The
submission of this cover is done in % using up to 5 digits with a floating decimal
separator (between 0.01, 99.99 and 100.0). In the DAR the complete assessment
methods, as well as the adopted conversion to % shall be specified.
(84) Other observations
(Chapter 1, 2, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10a, 10b, 11)
Any supplementary comments.
(85) Description of instrument
(Chapter 7)
Text format
(86) Quality information from the laboratory
(Chapters 4, 6)
Not longer valid:
Laboratory ringtests are carried out under the responsibility of the Expert
Panels/Working Groups of the ICP Forests. Expert Panels and the Programme
Coordinating Centre of ICP Forests maintain lists with ringtest results per laboratory.
These results can be linked to the data sets in the database. If there is no ringtest for the
current year, the ringtest number from the previous test has to be used. If the laboratory
did not participate in the most recent ringtest, a blanc shall be used.
For all surveys with parameters which are measured at laboratories so called
“Laboratory Quality Assurance” Forms (.LQA) are defined (s. section 4) and have to be
submitted with the data of the respective survey.
(87) Sample quantity
(Chapter 6)
In the DEM and DEO forms, the submission of with no analysis (e.g. no precipitation,
no analytical results) should be distinguished from periods with missing data:
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