Damage to forest ecosystems of the Republic of Croatia with description of plant communities from 1997 to 2004

The database includes the results of the assessment of forest ecosystem degradation (defoliation, discoloration and tree mortality) through permanent bioindication areas of ICP Level I. in a 16x16 km network distributed throughout the country. The database contains identification cards of all permanent surfaces (approx. 100 plots) on which monitoring is carried out with the following parameters: coordinates, locality, availability of water, soil type, geological substrate type, altitude, inclination, exposure, age and stand structure, dominant plant species, plant communities and climate type. An integral part of the base is a description of the plant communities located on permanent test plots, about 60 of them and a GIS browser, photo manual and methodology for assessing damage to forest ecosystems. The data in the database were collected from the Faculty of Forestry and the Croatian Forest Research Institute. The data relate to the period 1997-2004. The database is not continuously updated.