Codes for biological taxa are widely used in the IM programme, in particular in subprogrammes Vegetation VG, Trunk epiphytes EP, and in optional subprogrammes Vegetation structure and species cover VS, Hydrobiology of streams RB, Hydrobiology of lakes LB, and Inventory of birds BB. The 'Nordic Code centre' (NCC) has created a number of codelists, which are used in the ICP IM programme. The original zip files can be downloaded from the list below, codes added to the lists are available from the ICP IM Programme Centre.
File name List abbreviation and name, geographic range
Algae.zip PX ALGAE: PHYTOPLANKTON and MARINE BENTHIC SPECIES, Northern Europe
Amphibia.zip H0 AMPHIBIA, Global
Aves.zip A1 AVES, Global
Balt_inv.zip Ö1 BALTIC INVERTEBRATES, the Baltic Sea and Kattegatt
Bryophyt.zip M2 BRYOPHYTA - hepatic and musci, Europe and the Azores
Coleopte.zip C2 COLEOPTERA, the Nordic countries, including Karelia, and the Baltic countries
Crustace.zip K1 CRUSTACEA, the Nordic countries
Cyanophy.zip CY CYANOPHYCOTA, the Nordic countries
Dermapte.zip DE DERMAPTERA, the Nordic countries
Dinophyc.zip DN DINOPHYCEAE, Northern Europe and adjacent waters
Ephemero.zip
W2 EPHEMEROPTERA, Europe including Asia minor and Northern Africa
Euglenop.zip EU EUGLENOPHYCOTA, Fennoscandia and Denmark plus adjacent waters
Fish.zip F0 FISH, the Northern Hemisphere
Fungi.zip 16 FUNGI - Macromycetes, the Nordic countries
Hemipter.zip HE HEMIPTERA, Finland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark
Lepidopt.zip L1 LEPIDOPTERA,the Nordic countries
Lichenes.zip 12 LICHENES (codelist is called L2 in the IM programme), Europe
Mammalia.zip D1 MAMMALIA, Global
Mollusca.zip M3 MOLLUSCA, the Nordic countries
Nematoda.zip NX NEMATODA, the Baltic Sea and Kattegatt
Odonata.zip W1 ODONATA, Europe, Northern Africa and Asia minor
Orthopte.zip RX ORTHOPTERA, the Nordic countries
Pauropod.zip J1 PAUROPODA, Global
Plecopte.zip W3 PLECOPTERA, Europe, Northern Africa and Asia Minor
Reptilia.zip XX REPTILIA, Europe
Rhodophy.zip RH RHODOPHYCOTA, Fennoscandia and Denmark plus adjacent waters
Rotifera.zip RF ROTIFERA, the Nordic countries
Tracheop.zip B4 VASCULAR PLANTS, the Nordic countries
Trichopt.zip W4 TRICHOPTERA, Europe and adjacent territories of North Africa and Asia Minor (i.e. the Western Palearctic)
Zoobenth.zip ZB NORTH SEA ZOOBENTHOS, North Sea oil platforms
Codes are normally formed from the scientific names according to the following rules:
Species
4 digits of genus name, a blank, 3 first digits of species epithet; e.g. PICE ABI = Picea abies
Genus
7 first digits of genus name followed by Z; e.g. EQUISETZ = Equisetum sp; PICEA Z = Picea sp
Family
7 first digits of family name followed by X; e.g. CERATIIX = Ceratiidae
These codes should be used whenever possible. Unfortunately there are no lists available for plant communities, tree stands and all the invertebrate groups, neither is the geographic coverage large enough, which makes own coding necessary. If new codes are added the code, full scientific name with authority, taxonomic class and order must be reported with the data. The additional codes should also be identified with specific codelist abbreviations (see below).
Preliminary list abbreviation and name:
AX PRELIMINARY ANNELIDA
CX PRELIMINARY COLEOPTERA
KX PRELIMINARY CRUSTACEA
DZ PRELIMINARY DIPTERA
HX PRELIMINARY HEMIPTERA
LX PRELIMINARY LICHENS
MZ PRELIMINARY MOLLUSCA
MX PRELIMINARY MOSSES
WX PRELIMINARY ODONATA
OX PRELIMINARY ORDINES MINORES
PX PRELIMINARY PLANKTON
BX PRELIMINARY VASCULAR PLANTS