SwissLichens - Distribution of lichens in Switzerland

This dataset provides distribution data of lichens in Switzerland of the National Data and Information Centre, called Swiss Lichens. SwissLichens is a partner of InfoSpecies, the network of Swiss data and information centres for fauna, flora and fungi. One of its main objectives is to document the spatial and temporal distribution of species in Switzerland. The SwissLichens database currently contains more than 120’000 georeferenced lichen observations, distributed throughout Swizerland. The oldest observations date back to 1790. A large portion of the records dtae from the last two decades of the last century to the present day. The database is continuously updated with new findings. The data have been validated and originate from national inventories, from research projects, from floristic observations by volunteers as well as from private and public herbaria and from the literature. Each record consists of the species name, information of the location (Swiss Coordinates, precision of the coordinates, elevation above sea level, municipality and canton), the date of observation, the ecotype (epiphytic, terricol, lignicol, saxicol), as well as information on the conservation status of the species (red list status, conservation priority status, status in the Nature and Cultural Heritage Act). Information on the ecology (habitat, substrate) is partially available. They are free of charge for research projects and can be requested from InfoSpecies using a form. Licence under www.infospecies.ch. Data is free of charge for research projects and available on request.本数据集由瑞士国家数据与信息中心（National Data and Information Centre）发布，名为《瑞士地衣数据集》（Swiss Lichens）。SwissLichens是InfoSpecies（瑞士动植物与真菌数据与信息中心网络）的合作伙伴，其核心目标之一是记录瑞士境内物种的时空分布格局。 当前，《瑞士地衣数据集》的数据库共收录超过12万条带地理坐标的（georeferenced）地衣观测记录，覆盖瑞士全境。其中最早的观测记录可追溯至1790年，绝大多数记录的采集时间集中于上世纪最后二十年至今。该数据库持续收录新的观测结果并更新。所收录数据均经过审核验证，数据来源包括国家物种调查名录、各类科研项目、志愿者开展的植物区系观测、公私标本馆（herbaria）馆藏资料以及相关文献。 每条记录均包含物种名称、位置信息（瑞士坐标系（Swiss Coordinates）、坐标精度、海拔高度、所属市镇与州（canton））、观测日期、生态型（ecotype：附生型、土生型、木生型、石生型），以及物种保护状态信息（红色名录等级（red list status）、保护优先等级（conservation priority status）、《自然与文化遗产法》（Nature and Cultural Heritage Act）中的法定保护等级）。部分记录还包含生态学相关信息，如栖息地与基质类型。 本数据集面向科研项目免费开放，研究者可通过InfoSpecies提交申请表获取，使用许可详见www.infospecies.ch网站。