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<eml:eml scope="system" system="https://dataportal.senckenberg.de" packageId="71697100-e04f-459e-aa3c-b2196b167376" xsi:schemaLocation="https://eml.ecoinformatics.org/eml-2.2.0" xmlns:eml="https://eml.ecoinformatics.org/eml-2.2.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"><dataset><title>Lichen Monitoring in The Netherlands</title><creator><individualName><givenName>Kok </givenName><surName>van Herk</surName></individualName><organizationName>Lichenologisch Onderzoekbureau Nederland</organizationName><address /></creator><associatedParty><individualName><givenName>Kok </givenName><surName>van Herk</surName></individualName><role>associatedParty</role></associatedParty><pubDate>2017-06-23</pubDate><abstract><para>In the Netherlands the provincial authorities are in charge for this type of monitoring of lichen. I am responsible for the actual data collection and owner of the data. Eight provinces (out of twelve) are involved, I give the size of the datasets and the years of investigation:

-	Friesland		18.268 records (1991, 1996, 2003)
-	Drenthe		56.549 records (1991, 1998, 2004, 2010)
-	Gelderland		31.264 records (1990, 1994, (1997), 2003)
-	Groningen		 4.908 records (1991, 1996)
-	Overijssel		42.568 records (1989, 1994, 1999, 2005)
-	Utrecht		64.870 records (1979, 1984, 1989, 1995, 2001)
-	Zeeland		17.268 records (1997, 2000, 2003, 2006)
-	Noord-Brabant	 8.410 records (1993, (1997))

Data on lichen abundance are collected on an ordinal scale.
</para></abstract><keywordSet><keyword>lichen</keyword><keyword>popuation survey</keyword></keywordSet><intellectualRights><para>Obtain permission from data set owner(s)</para></intellectualRights><coverage><geographicCoverage><geographicDescription>The Netherlands</geographicDescription><boundingCoordinates><westBoundingCoordinate>6.5083</westBoundingCoordinate><eastBoundingCoordinate>6.5083</eastBoundingCoordinate><northBoundingCoordinate>52.8417</northBoundingCoordinate><southBoundingCoordinate>52.8417</southBoundingCoordinate></boundingCoordinates></geographicCoverage><temporalCoverage><rangeOfDates><beginDate><calendarDate>1979</calendarDate></beginDate><endDate><calendarDate>2010</calendarDate></endDate></rangeOfDates></temporalCoverage></coverage><contact><individualName><givenName>Kok </givenName><surName>van Herk</surName></individualName><organizationName>Lichenologisch Onderzoekbureau Nederland</organizationName><address /><electronicMailAddress>lonsoest@planet.nl</electronicMailAddress></contact><methods><methodStep><description><section>
<title>Population surveys</title>
<para>Lichen abundances are recorded on an ordinal scale</para>
</section></description></methodStep>
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<temporalDataType>timeslices</temporalDataType>
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<temporalResolution>other</temporalResolution>
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<temporalResolutionInfo>Irregular time slices</temporalResolutionInfo>
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<climaticNiche />
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<metadata>
<ecologicalTraits>Wirth indicator values</ecologicalTraits>
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