Ecological parameter: IC CB-GIG disturbance indicator

Parameter group: habitat related parameters

Explanation:
The parameter indicates, based on expert judgement, whether a species is regarded as potential disturbance in several river types. Common view of the members of the Central Baltic GIG.

Elaborated during Intercalibration within the Central-Baltic-GIG.

Type of assignment: single category assignment system ()
A description of the coding system can be found here  Abbreviations/Coding Systems

Abbreviations:

Category name:	Abbreviations:	Explanation:
disturbance indicator	1	species indicates a disturbance

Assigned taxa for each higher systematic unit:

Taxagroup	Number of assigned taxa / total number of taxa - percentage
Bryopsida	1 / 213 - 0.4%
Liliopsida	26 / 361 - 7.2%
Magnoliopsida	3 / 20 - 15%
Polypodiopsida	1 / 19 - 5.2%
Rosopsida	5 / 399 - 1.2%