URL: http://www.issg.org/database and http://www.invasivespecies.net/database
Host/Originating
Country: Invasive
Species Specialist Group (ISSG) / New
Zealand; National Biological Information
Infrastructure (NBII) / USA.
Language: English
Description: Provides global information on
alien invasive species to agencies, resource managers, decision-makers, and
interested individuals. Information is supplied by expert contributors from
around the world and includes all types of species. Data includes species
ecology, distribution (native and alien ranges), impacts, general and management
references, links, and expert contacts.
URL:
http://www.issg.org/database/species/search.asp?st=100ss&fr=1&sts=
Host/Originating
Country: Invasive
Species Specialist Group (ISSG) / New
Zealand; National Biological Information
Infrastructure (NBII) / USA.
Language: English
Description: Species listing of information
about 100 of the world’s worst invasive alien species.
URL:
http://www.hear.org/gcw/alpha_select_gcw.htm
Host/Originating
Country:
U.S. Geological Survey, Hawaiian
Ecosystems at Risk project (HEAR) / USA.
Language: English
Description: Reviews the information in the
publication entitled "A Global Compendium of Weeds" by Rod Randall (Department
of Agriculture of Western
Australia [AgWest]). Contains references to
approximately 20,000 taxa of plants, citing information about "weedy"
characteristics of each.
URL: http://w3.to/weeds (NOTE: non-functioning
URL).
Host/Originating
Country:
Oxford Forestry Institute, Oxford
University,
UK.
Language: English
Description: Displays information on more than
2400 weed species around the world, including non-native species, ranked
according to the severity of infestation. Users can view data by country, plant,
genus, or family.
URL:
http://i3n.iabin.net/index.html
Host/Originating
Country: National
Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII),
USA.
Language: English
Description: A regional network of invasive
species knowledge bases, providing direct access to national knowledge bases
throughout the Americas. Includes a data search capability
across all contributing countries, list of country catalogs, value-added
products, fact sheets, and presentations.
i. I3N- Project - Argentina
(InBiAr)
URL:
http://www.uns.edu.ar/inbiar/database.asp
and http://i3n.iabin.net/participants/argentina.html
Host/Originating
Country: Base de Datos sobre Invasiones
Biologicas en Argentina (InBiAr) / Argentina.
Language: Spanish
Description: invasive species database.
ii. I3N-Bahamas
URL:
http://i3n.iabin.net/participants/bahamas.html
Description: Includes invasive species lists
for all species, plants and animals, and a Pest List of
Ministry.
iii. I3N-Brazil (CRIA)
URL:
http://i3n.cria.org.br/ and http://i3n.iabin.net/participants/brazil.html
Host/Originating
Country: Rede de
Informacao sobre Especies Invasoras / Brazil.
Language:
Portuguese, English
Description: Catalog of researchers, projects
information sources and a list of invasive species.
iv. I3N-Chile
URL:
http://i3n.iabin.net/participants/chile.html
v. I3N-Columbia
URL: http://www.siac.net.co/sib_descargas.php
and http://i3n.iabin.net/participants/colombia.html
Host/Originating
Country: Sistema
de Informacion sobre Biodiversidad de Colombia / Colombia.
Language:
Spanish, English
vi. I3N-Costa
Rica
URL: http://i3n.iabin.net/participants/costarica.html
Language:
English
vii. I3N-Dominican
Republic
URL: http://www.medioambiente.gov.do/inbidom/
and http://i3n.iabin.net/participants/dominicanrep.html
Description: XML files for each of 19
organizations (each containing projects, datasets, experts, and lists of species
for that organization); I3N Cataloguer with species, experts, projects, data
sets; metadata on species and projects associated with experts, a list of
species, a list of institutions, photos and details about 4 invasive species and
a questionnaire.
viii.
I3N-Ecuador
URL:
http://i3n.iabin.net/participants/ecuador.html
Language: English
Description: Lists of research organizations
and associated xml pages. I3N catalogs include
species metadata.
ix. I3N-El Salvador
URL:
http://i3n.iabin.net/participants/elsalvador.html
Description: 5 fact sheets on invertebrate
species, and 2 fact sheets on plant species.
x. I3N-Guatemala
URL: http://www.geocities.com/otecbio_especies/
and http://i3n.iabin.net/participants/guatemala.html
Host/Originating
Country: Oficina
Tecnica de Biodiversidad / Guatemala.
Language: Spanish,
English
Description: Lists of invasive species,
experts, projects, databases, a photographic gallery, information on Verticillata hydrilla. I3N catalogs include the I3N-Guatemala catalog of
information on invasive species research and activities in
Guatemala.
xi. I3N-Jamaica (I3N-JA)
URL:
http://www.jamaicachm.org.jm/Invasive_Species.asp
and http://i3n.iabin.net/participants/jamaica.html
Host/Originating
Country:
Jamaica Clearing House
Mechanism (CHM), Natural History Division of the
Institute of
Jamaica,
Jamaica.
Language: English, Spanish,
Portuguese
Description: Animal and plant
species taxonomic information, resource persons catalogue, bibliographic and
research listings for Jamaica IAS.
xii. I3N-Mexico
URL: http://www.conabio.gob.mx/conocimiento/info_especies/especies_invasoras/doctos/especiesinvasoras.html
and http://i3n.iabin.net/participants/mexico.html
Host/Originating
Country: Conabio /
Mexico.
Language: Spanish,
English
Description: Describes invasive
species information system developments in
Mexico, including the
Biotica database # in this list,
and the National System of Information on Biodiversidad (SNIB) as containing IAS
information. I3N catalogs include species information, experts, projects and
data sets.
Xiii. I3N-Paraguay
URL:
http://www.i3n.org.py/ and http://i3n.iabin.net/participants/paraguay.html
Host/Originating
Country: Paraguay
Language:
Spanish
and English
Description:
Online
database of invasive species profiles, occurrence data, research, and related
contacts in Paraguay.
xiv. I3N-Peru
URL:
http://i3n.iabin.net/participants/peru.html
xv. I3N-Uruguay
URL: http://i3n.iabin.net/participants/uruguay.html
xvi. I3N-USA
URL:
http://i3n.iabin.net/participants/usa.html
Description: List of invasive
species of concern of the NBII Invasive Species Information Node (clicking on
the species name brings up a page, created from the XML, with the actual content of all the
links): http://pick1.pick.uga.edu/cgi-bin/20q?act=x_checklist&path=INVASIVES
and a Partial Species List with ITIS links.
URL:
http://www.natureserve.org/infonatura/
Host/Originating
Country:
Language: English
Description: Information on bird, mammal and
amphibian species of Latin
America,
including invasive species. Includes amphibian data for
Mexico and Central
America,
bird and mammal range maps, photos, global conservation status, habitat
description, distribution, population status, references, and
maps.
URL:
http://www.zin.ru/rbic/
Host/Originating Country:
Zoological
Institute RAS / Russia
Language: English
Description: Web portal providing access to the
global, regional and national internet resources on biological invasions. RBIC
Information System is serving as a Regional Clearinghouse on invasive alien
species and information hub of the Global Invasive Species Informational
Network. Databases included in the RBIC are:
i.
Aquatic Invasive Species of
Europe - http://www.zin.ru/projects/invasions/gaas/AA_IDB.HTM
ii.
GIS Invader -
http://www.zin.ru/rbic/projects/invader/default.asp
iii.
Alien Species of the
Baltic
Sea (#13 in
this document)
iv.
European Research Network on Aquatic
Invasive Species (ERNAIS) - http://www.zin.ru/rbic/projects/ernais/default.asp
v.
Alien Species of North-West
Russia information system (under
development)
URL:
http://www.nobanis.org/Search.asp
Host/Originating
Country: Danish Forest and Nature Agency /
Denmark.
Language: English
Description: The NOBANIS is a gateway to
databases on invasive species in the Nordic and Baltic region and houses the
NOBANIS database, which provides access to invasive species information for the
region. Each species profile contains distribution maps, common names,
scientific names and synonyms, habitat information, and indications of biostatus
or invasiveness.
URL:
http://eelis.ic.envir.ee/voorliigid/
Host/Originating Country:
Estonia.
Language: Estonian,
English.
Description: Provides access to PDF lists of
aquatic invaders, introduced mammals, birds, terrestrial invertebrates and
plants.
URL:
http://www.sea.ee/Sektorid/merebioloogia/eesti/Marine_Alien_Species_of_Estonia.htm
Host/Originating
Country: Estonian
Marine Institute, University of Tartu Tallinn /
Estonia.
Language: Estonian,
English
Description: Provides information on invasive
alien species of plankton, benthic invertebrates and fishes. Each species
profile includes scientific names, common names, digital images,
identification/descriptive information, natural distribution, first Estonian
introduction record, invasion history in the baltic sea, distribution and
population dynamics in Estonian waters, distribution maps, ecological and
economical impact, contacts for more information, and
references.
URL:
http://www.skovognatur.dk/Emne/Naturbeskyttelse/invasivearter/
Host/Originating
Country:
Danish Forest and Nature Agency /
Denmark
Language: Danish,
English
Description: Includes lists of invasive plant
and animal species in Denmark and related information. Each
species profile includes digital images and descriptive
information.
URL:
http://www.ku.lt/nemo/
Host/Originating Country:
Coastal Research
and Planning Institute, Klaipeda
University,
Lithuania.
Language: English
Description: Interactive tool, including
DATABASE SEARCH, BALTIC SUB-REGIONS and SPECIES DIRECTORY. The information
comprised in the Database comes from: a) members of the Baltic Marine Biologists
Working Group on Non-indigenous Estuarine and Marine Organisms and other
researchers involved in invasive biology studies; b) published papers,
environmental reports, “grey literature”, Internet sites; c) a Database
Questionnaire (under construction).
URL:
http://www.iop.krakow.pl/ias/
Host/Originating
Country:
Poland
Language: Polish,
English
Description: A database of 403 alien species of
plants, animals and fungi, describing pathways, place and time of introduction
to Poland, current distribution, population
trends and impact upon native species, habitats and ecosystems. For some
species, there are also suggested methods of control.
URL:
http://www.ymparisto.fi/default.asp?node=8344&lan=en
Host/Originating
Country: Finnish
Environment Institute (SYKE) / Finland.
Language: Finnish, Swedish,
English
Description: Biodiversity clearing-house
mechanism of the CBD. Currently links to Baltic Sea Alien Species database,
Nordic Network on Introduced Species (NNIS), Regional Biological Invasions
Center (RBIC) and contains an RTF article by Petri Nummi on Alien Species in
Finland.
URL:
http://www.svenskamiljonatet.se/miljonat/english/katalog/
Host/Originating
Country: Swedish
EnviroNet Environment Catalog – Environmental Threats /
Sweden.
Language: Swedish,
English
Description: Catalog of environmental
information (literature, research) and data for
Sweden, including a section on
introduction and spread of alien organisms under the ‘Environmental Threats’
category.
URL: http://www.frammandearter.se/
Host/Originating
Country: /
Sweden.
Language: Swedish,
English
Description: A compilation of current knowledge
on alien species in Swedish seas and archipelago areas, including the
Skagerrak/Kattegat and the Baltic Sea. Includes lists of phytoplankton
and microalgae, seaweeds, vascular plants, molluscs, crabs, crustaceans, worms
and other invertebrates, fish, and mammals. Some species names in the list are
linked to PDF fact sheets that contain digital images, common names (including
in other languages, scientific name, size and appearance description, similar
species or lookalikes, geographical origin, first observation in Swedish waters,
occurrence in Swedish seas and coastal areas, occurrence in other sea areas,
probable means of introduction, habitats, ecological and other effects,
additional information and references.
URL:
http://www.ufz.de/biolflor/index.jsp
Host/Originating
Country: Centre for
Environmental Research (UFZ), The German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation
(BFN) / Germany.
Language: German,
English
Description: information system on vascular
plants of Germany, including biological and
ecological traits of alien plant species.
URL:
http://www.neophyten.de/
Host/Originating
Country: The German
Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BFN) /
Germany.
Language: German
Description: Fact sheets on invasive alien
plant species in Germany, including legal framework,
ecology, impacts and control measures.
URL: http://www.floraweb.de/
Host/Originating
Country: German
Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN) /
Germany.
Language: German
Description: National information system on
biology, distribution, and threat of all wild growing vascular plants of
Germany, including alien plant
species.
URL: http://ias.biodiversity.be/ias/
Host/Originating
Country: Belgian
Biodiversity Platform, Belgian Clearing-House Mechanism /
Belgium
Language: English, French, Dutch,
German
Description: List of IAS that live in
Belgium and that are known to have a
detrimental impact on the environment. Includes species of terrestrial plants,
molluscs, crustraceans, insects, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals.
Species names link users to fact sheets/profiles containing taxonomic
information (including common name in English, French, Dutch and German),
photographic images, a description of origin and distribution (including map of
belgium with location points of feral populations), ecology and life history
traits (habit preferences, life cycle, dispersion capacity, competition &
predation, defense mechanisms), detrimental effects, population control,
references, internet links, and contact email for those responsible for
preparing the fact sheet/species profile.
URL:
http://www.biodat.ru/db/intro/plant_e.htm
Host/Originating
Country: Global
Environment Facility, Quarantine Institute of the Russian Ministry of
Agriculture, Institute of geography of the
Russian Academy of Sciences /
Russia.
Language: Russian,
English
Description: Two databases (one of 1119
introduced plant records, and the other of 3250 introduced animal records)
searchable by latin name, russian name, order, family, country of origin, and
region of introduction. Information provided for species includes latin name,
russian name, kingdom, order, family, point of exportation, country of
exportation, region of exportation, manner of encroachment, detection point,
area of introduction, country of introduction, region of introduction, biotype
of introduction, year of introduction, population, dispersal dynamics, type of
introduction, purpose of introduction, target organism, enemies and competitors,
introduction results, economic importance, information source, year and
scientific institution.
URL:
http://138.253.199.114/IAAP%20Web/IAAPwebsite/index.asp
Host/Originating Country:
Applied Vegetation
Dynamics Laboratory, University of Liverpool /
UK.
Language: English
Description: Information on all Alien or
Non-native organisms that are invasive in the
UK providing information regarding
problem species, management strategies and control techniques. Includes all
taxonomic groups of multicellular organisms, classified as plants or animals,
and aquatic (freshwater) or terrestrial. Marine species are included in a fifth
section which includes; algae, higher plants and animals. Each species profile
contains information on control methods, impacts, ecology, references, taxonomy,
contacts, case histories, and fact sheets.
URL:
http://www.jncc.gov.uk/marine/non_native/
Host/Originating
Country: Joint
Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) /
UK.
Language: English
Description: An online listing of
marine flora and fauna information sheets describing non-native marine
invertebrates, algae, and plants in the
United
Kingdom.
URL:
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/life/other-invertebrates/chinese-mitten-crabs/chinese-mitten-crabs.html
Host/Originating
Country: The
Natural History Museum /
UK
Language: English
Description: A web site profiling the Chinese
Mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis) with
information on its identification, classification, life history, distribution
and associated environmental problems.
URL: http://www.brc.ac.uk/
Host/Originating
Country:
Language: English
Description: National custodian of wildlife
distribution data for the British
Isles.
Provides species distribution information, including introduced crayfish and
other marine invasive species.
URL: http://www.eppo.org/QUARANTINE/Alert_List/alert_list.htm
Host/Originating
Country: European
and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization (EPPO) /
France.
Language: English
Description: Information on pests selected
because they may present a phytosanitary risk for the EPPO region. Includes
reports on pests that are new to science, new outbreaks, reports of spread, etc.
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