POLLINATOR SPECIES RICHNESS INDICATOR
ANNEX IIISupplementary provisions
ANNEX III POLLINATOR SPECIES RICHNESS INDICATOR 1. A pollinator species richness index shall be calculated annually for each Member State based on the data collected pursuant to Articles 5, 6 and 7. It shall only take into consideration recordings of specimens identified to the species level pursuant to Article 8. It shall not take into consideration alien species. 2. For each assessment period, the assessment shall be based on a linear regression analysis of the annual species richness indices referred to in paragraph 1. 3. The pollinator species richness indicator shall be calculated as the slope of the regression line.