The State Environmental Monitoring - Monitoring of species and natural habitats

The spatial dataset concerns the monitoring of species and natural habitats, which is carried out as part of the nature monitoring subsystem of the State Environmental Monitoring coordinated by the Chief Inspector of Environmental Protection. The main purpose of nature monitoring is to determine the conservation status of species and natural habitats in the biogeographic regions distinguished in the country. The continental region, the Alpine region and the Baltic Sea area stand out for Poland. The purpose of monitoring is also to provide data enabling the development of reports submitted every six years to the European Commission (EC) on the conservation status of natural habitats and species of European significance. These reports assess species coverage, population, species habitat, and conservation prospects. However, for natural habitats, the range, area, structure and functions of the habitat, as well as protection perspectives, are assessed. The assumption of monitoring natural habitats and species is to collect information that allows to determine their current conservation status in the context of changes occurring as a result of various anthropogenic and natural impacts and forecast threats, as well as existing protection methods. In the case of natural habitats it is about the state and changes occurring in the range of their occurrence, the area occupied and the structure and function, and in the case of species - the condition and changes occurring in their ranges, the size and structure of the population and the area and quality of the habitats with which they are associated. The research is carried out on sample plots (so-called monitoring stands) throughout the country, with particular regard to special Natura 2000 habitat protection areas.本空间数据集聚焦物种与自然栖息地监测工作，该工作隶属于由环境保护总督察协调的国家环境监测自然监测子系统。自然监测的核心目标是明确该国划定的生物地理区域内物种与自然栖息地的保护现状。波兰境内以大陆区域、阿尔卑斯区域及波罗的海区域为典型生物地理分区。 监测的另一核心目标是提供数据支撑，用于编制每六年向欧盟委员会（European Commission，EC）提交的、针对具有欧洲重要性的自然栖息地与物种的保护现状报告。此类报告将评估物种覆盖范围、种群规模、物种栖息地状况及保护前景；针对自然栖息地，则需评估其分布范围、面积、结构与功能及保护前景。 针对自然栖息地与物种的监测，其核心宗旨为收集相关信息，以结合各类人为与自然影响引发的变化、潜在威胁及现有保护手段，明确其当前的保护现状。具体而言，针对自然栖息地，监测聚焦于其分布范围、占用面积、结构与功能的现状及动态变化；针对物种而言，则需关注其分布范围、种群规模与结构，以及其关联栖息地的面积与质量的现状及动态变化。 本监测工作在该国全境范围内的样地（即业内俗称的监测样地）开展，且重点覆盖Natura 2000专项栖息地保护区。