- Description: This sphere encompasses all living organisms on Earth, including plants, animals, fungi, and microorganisms, as well as their ecological communities and interdependencies. It focuses on life itself and the natural processes within ecosystems.
- Subclasses (Complexes):
- Vegetation: Specific information about plant life (e.g., forest types, crop health indices like NDVI, species distribution of plants, primary productivity).
- Fauna: Data on animal life (e.g., species distribution, population counts, wildlife corridors, bird migration routes, fish stock biomass). Note: This excludes general human population data.
- biosphere_microbial: Data on microorganisms and their activity (e.g., soil microbes, aquatic bacteria, fungal networks, distribution of pathogens where the primary focus is the organism itself).
- biosphere_ecosystems: Data representing ecological units and their characteristics (e.g., ecoregions, habitat types, biodiversity hotspots, ecosystem health metrics).
- biosphere_contaminants: Data related to the presence of pollutants within living organisms or their accumulation in biological systems (e.g., bioaccumulation of heavy metals in fish, pesticide residues in plants, spread of diseases/pathogens within non-human wildlife populations).
Leaves
| Leaf | Question | Twigs in this sphere |
|---|---|---|
| Biodiversity Priority Indicators | How is this area prioritized for biodiversity action, and which indicators drive that priority? | biosphere_ecosystems |
| Economic Activities | What economic activity does a business perform? | biosphere_ecosystems |
| Environmental Noise & Air Transport | What noise levels and exposure zones exist at this location? | biosphere_ecosystems |
| Fisheries Intensity | What fishing effort and gear activity occur in this marine area, and how does it relate to ecosystem pressure and regulation? | biosphere_ecosystems |
| Forest Ecosystems & Management | What forest types, management units, or restoration initiatives are present here? | biosphere_vegetation |
| Habitat Condition | What ecological condition or quality is reported for the habitat at this location? | biosphere_ecosystems |
| Habitat Extent | Which habitat and nature-type areas are mapped at this location? | biosphere_ecosystems |
| Natura 2000 & EU Biodiversity Directives | What Natura 2000 designations or habitat network requirements apply here? | biosphere_ecosystems |
| Nature Protection Areas | Which nature protection designations or restrictions apply at this location? | biosphere_ecosystems |
| Species Observations | Which species have been observed at this location, and when were they recorded? | biosphere_ecosystems |
| Species of Conservation Concern | Which protected or conservation-priority species are documented here? | biosphere_fauna |