Biodiversity Denmark (DNK)
 
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Marine 202 92 No Muus, B. and P. Dahlström, 1978
Freshwater 46 20 No Muus, B.J. and P. Dahlström, 1968
Total 236 101 No
Ref.   Muus, B.J. and P. Dahlström, 1968
Conservation The following information is to be sought: - Status of knowledge of the freshwater fauna; - Existence of conservation plans; - Information on major aquatic habitats or sites within the country; - Current major threats to species; - Future potential threats to species; - Contact(s) for further information.
Geography and Climate Denmark is located in Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, on a peninsula north of Germany. Area comparatively slightly less than twice the size of Massachusetts. Total land boundary is 68 km, border country is Germany 68 km. Denmark has a temperate climate; humid and overcast; mild, windy winters and cool summers. Terrain consists of low and flat to gently rolling plains. Elevation extreme has a lowest point in Lammefjord -7 m and highest point in Ejer Bavnehoj 173 m. Natural resources are petroleum, natural gas, fish, salt, limestone, stone, gravel and sand. Land use: arable land: 60%, permanent crops: 0%, permanent pastures: 5%, forests and woodland: 10%, other: 25% (1993 est.). Irrigated land: 4,350 sq km (1993 est.). Natural hazard is flooding, a threat in some areas of the country (e.g., parts of Jutland, along the southern coast of the island of Lolland) that are protected from the sea by a system of dikes. Environment—current issues: air pollution, principally from vehicle and power plant emissions; nitrogen and phosphorus pollution of the North Sea; drinking and surface water becoming polluted from animal wastes and pesticides. Geography—note: controls Danish Straits (Skagerrak and Kattegat) linking Baltic and North Seas; about one-quarter of the population lives in Copenhagen.

Ref.  Anonymous, 1999
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