Table 1.
Comparison of the absolute and relative areas of each European Biogeographical Region according to the new proposed Grid-Based map (GB-EBRs Map) in comparison to the official vector map by the European Environmental Agency (EBRs Map).
| GB-BGRs Map | EBRs map | ||||
| Biogeographical Region | N° of cells |
Area
(km²) |
Area
(%) |
Area
(km²) |
Area
(%) |
| Alpine | 9731 | 973100 | 8.30 | 948235 | 8.60 |
| Anatolian | 4468 | 446800 | 3.81 | 437310 | 3.97 |
| Artic | 6877 | 687700 | 5.87 | 568701 | 5.16 |
| Atlantic | 10127 | 1012700 | 8.64 | 861356 | 7.81 |
| Black Sea | 1552 | 155200 | 1.32 | 139682 | 1.27 |
| Boreal | 29337 | 2933700 | 25.04 | 2845317 | 25.81 |
| Continental | 26021 | 2602100 | 22.21 | 2558880 | 23.21 |
| Macaronesian | 247 | 24700 | 0.21 | 10255 | 0.09 |
| Mediterranean | 13694 | 1369400 | 11.69 | 1192947 | 10.82 |
| Pannonian | 1517 | 151700 | 1.29 | 151207 | 1.37 |
| Steppic | 13606 | 1360600 | 11.61 | 1309196 | 11.88 |
| Total | 117177 | 11717700 | 100 | 11023086 | 100 |