Biodiversity Tracker — Wild Roots

ℹ️ What is Biodiversity & Why It Matters

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Biodiversity refers to the variety of life forms in an ecosystem — plants, animals, fungi, and microorganisms. Rich biodiversity indicates healthy ecosystems that provide essential services: clean water, pollination, soil formation, carbon sequestration, and climate regulation.

Why Biodiversity Matters for Construction & Planning:

• EU Habitats Directive & Natura 2000 protect 25% of European land and require environmental assessments
• Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) mandate biodiversity surveys before development permits
• Building permits require proof of ecological due diligence
• Understanding species distribution protects ecological value and regulatory compliance

This tracker uses GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility) — the world's largest open biodiversity database with 2+ billion species occurrence records.

For Whom This Tool?

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Architects & Planners

Integrate biodiversity data into environmental impact assessments and sustainable design.

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Landowners & Developers

Understand the ecological value and constraints of your property before planning.

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Researchers & Conservationists

Access verified species occurrence data and analyze spatial biodiversity patterns.

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Municipalities & Agencies

Review biodiversity for planning decisions and conservation policy.

How to Use — 4 Steps

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Choose Location — Select or search any location

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Explore Species — Browse all documented species in that area

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Analyze Data — View taxonomy, distribution, and conservation status

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Generate Report — Create professional HTML report for sharing

🧭 How this tool works — and what the numbers mean

How it works: You pick a location and a search radius (5–50 km). The tool queries GBIF — a global database of scientifically verified species occurrence records — and returns every species ever documented within that circle.

About the radius: Defines a circular search area. 5 km ≈ single property · 20 km ≈ municipal scale · 50 km ≈ regional landscape.

What the result means: Higher numbers indicate richer observed biodiversity — but low numbers may also mean the area is under-researched.

Intended use: Pre-screening, awareness, planning context. Not a substitute for on-site surveys required by EIA or Natura 2000.

IUCN Red List categories:

EX — Extinct EW — Extinct in Wild CR — Critically Endangered EN — Endangered VU — Vulnerable NT — Near Threatened LC — Least Concern DD — Data Deficient

⚠️ Data quality depends on research density. Sparse records ≠ low biodiversity. Always consult a qualified ecologist for formal assessments.

📍 Select Location

Current location: Vila do Bispo, Portugal · 37.08°N, 8.93°W · 20 km radius

💡 Click on map to move search location

🔄 Scroll on map to resize radius

Search radius 20 km

Latitude

Longitude

Search Radius (km)

Search by place name (OpenStreetMap)

Paste a Google Maps link or coordinates

Supported formats:

          • google.com/maps/@37.08,-8.91,15z

          • google.com/maps/place/.../@37.08,-8.91

          • maps.google.com/?q=37.08,-8.91

          • goo.gl/maps/... (open first, then copy full URL)

          • 37.08, -8.91 (direct coordinates)

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Total Species

Click to browse all species

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Plants

Click to browse all plants

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Animals

Click to browse all animals

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Threatened

Click to see threatened species details

🔬 Taxonomic Breakdown

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Classes

🧪 Professional Analysis

EIA-grade metrics computed from GBIF + regional open data. For informational use; consult an ecologist for formal assessments.

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Diversity Indices

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Endemism Score

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Invasive Species

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EU Regulation 1143/2014

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Habitat Type

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Carbon Stock

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Natura 2000

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📈 Observations per Year (last 20 yrs)

⭐ Endemic & Notable Species

🔎 Species Database

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📚 Data Sources

🌐 GBIF — Global Biodiversity Information Facility

🔴 IUCN Red List — Conservation Status

🌿 Flora-On — Portuguese Flora Database

🌳 ICNF — Inst. Conserv. Natureza e Florestas

📸 iNaturalist — Species Photos & Citizen Science

🐦 eBird — Cornell Lab Bird Observation Hotspots

🟢 Natura 2000 — EU Protected Areas (EEA Map Overlay)

🗺️ CORINE Land Cover — Copernicus Land Use Data

🔌 API Connection Status

⏳ GBIF ⏳ iNaturalist ⏳ eBird ⏳ Natura 2000 ⏳ OBIS ⏳ Wikipedia

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