Regional databases

Regional database catalogue

BELARUS (BY)

Database  Alien species in Belarus

Data custodian

Vitaliy Semenchenko
Coverage  Alien species in Belarus
Functionality A searchable databases of introduced species. the database is incomplete at the moment, but available in Russia and English

 

BELGIUM (BE)

Database Invasive species in Belgium

Data custodian

Belgian Forum on Invasive Species (BFIS)
Coverage Alien species in Belgium
Functionality A databases of introduced species in Belgium. Also access to Risk analysis and Harmonia +

 

DENMARK (DK)

Database Invasive arter i Danmark.
Data custodian Danish Nature Agency, Ministery of the Environment
Coverage Terrestrial, marine, freshwater alien species of Denmark, plus Non-searchable database on management issues for selected invasive alien species
Functionality Non-searchable databases of introduced species - in Danish, with species lists in English

 

GERMANY (DE)

Database FloraWeb
Data custodian Federal Agency for Nature Conservation
Coverage All wildgrowing terrestrial, marine and freshwater vascular plants of Germany
Functionality Searchable database with information on biology, distribution, threats, photos, species lists, GIS related distribution data, analysis tools, not with IAS focus - in German

 

Database Neobiota.de
Data custodian Federal Agency for Nature Conservation
Coverage terrestrial, marine and freshwater plants and animals of Germany
Functionality General information about IAS, early warnings about new invasive alien species, risk assessments for 60 species, fact sheets for 55 species - in German

 

Database  BiolFlor 
Data custodian UFZ - Centre for Environmental Research
Coverage All native, naturalised and frequent casual terrestrial, marine and freshwater vascular plants of Germany
Functionality Licenced (€ 25), searchable database with information on biology (immigration status and degree of naturalisation, morphology, genetics,reproductive biology, seed morphology etc.), distribution, > 60 traits, species lists, not with IAS focus - in German and English

 

Database Fischfauna-Online Fischatlas
Data custodian University Bremen
Coverage Native and alien fish species of Germany and Austria
Functionality General information about fish, searchable list linked to interactive GIS distribution maps with full record information - in German

 

Database Aquatic Alien Species in German Inland and Coastal Waters
Data custodian AeT umweltplanung, Koblenz
Coverage All established freshwater, brackish and marine alien species in Germany
Functionality Introduction in current knowledge on alien species in German waters, including the German inland, North and Baltic Sea areas. Non searchable list with IAS focus - in English

 

ESTONIA (EE)

Database Estonian alien species database
Data custodian Aquatic- Henn Ojaveer (Estonian Marine Institute), Terrestial Invertebrates - Jaan Luig (entomologist, University of Tartu), birds, mammals, plants – Tiiu Kull (Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences)
Coverage Terrestrial and aquatic algae, invertebrates, fish, mammals, birds, plants of Estonia
Functionality Non-searchable database with information on invasive species name, description, introduction time and site in Estonia, distribution in Estonia, country of origin, immigration vector and dispersion, ecological and economical influence, ways of restriction and comments - in Estonia and English

 

FINLAND (FI)

Database Regional Euro-Asian Biological Invasions Centre (REABIC)
Data custodian REABIC, Helsinki
Coverage Aquatic species of Europe and potential donor areas around a World
Functionality Searchable AquaInvader database, incl. GIS related species record data (European coastal and inland waters)

 

Database Vieraslajit.fi
Data custodian

Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry in Finland

Coverage Invasive Alien Species of Finland
Functionality database with focus on Invasice Alien Species in Finland - in Finnish only.

 

ICELAND (IS)

Database Flora of Iceland
Data custodian Icelandic Institute of Natural History, Akureyri
Coverage Terrestrial vascular plants, bryophytes, lichens, fungi of Iceland
Functionality Searchable lists and photos of 715 species, some distribution maps, not with IAS focus - in Icelandic, checklists and photos accessible on English

 

IRELAND (IE)

Database National Invasive Species Database (Ireland)
Data custodian National Biodiversity Data Centre (Rep of Ireland)
Coverage Terrestrial, coastal and freshwater alien invasive species
Functionality Searchable database linked to interactive GIS distribution maps with full record information, species alerts, database up-dates, invasive species survey and record submission facility.

 

LATVIA (LV)

Database List of Latvian bird species
Data custodian Agris Celmins
Coverage Terrestrial, Marine, Freshwater birds of Latvia
Functionality Non-searchable database not directly related to invasive species, but information on alien species can be found - in Latvian and English.

 

Database Nature of Latvia
Data custodian Askolds Klavins, authors of encyclopaedia chapters and Gandrs Ltd.
Coverage Terrestrial, marine, freshwater plants, mushrooms, extinct Devonian fauna, molluscs, insects, butterflies, fishes, amphibians, reptiles and mammals of Latvia
Functionality Searchable database not directly related to invasive species, but information on alien species can be found - in Latvian and English (not all).

 

Database Fish of Latvia

Data custodian

Maris Plikss
Coverage Marine and Freshwater fish of Latvia
Functionality Non-searchable information on introduced species of fish in Latvia - in English.

 

Database List of snail species in Latvia
Data custodian Arturs Stalazs, ciprese[at]lanet.lv
Coverage Terrestrial, marine and freshwater snail species in Latvia
Functionality Non-searchable information - database is not related to invasive species, but information on alien species can be found - in Latvian and English.

 

Database List of Latvian Invertebrates
Data custodian Martins Kalnins, Nature protection board, Eksporta Str. 5, Rīga, LV 1010, martins.kalnins[at]dap.gov.lv
Coverage Terrestrial, marine and freshwater invertebrates of Latvia.
Functionality Non-searchable information - database is not related to invasive species, but information on alien species can be found - in latvian, some English.

 

LITHUANIA (LT)

Database Lithuanian Alien Species Database
Data custodian

Baltic Coastal Research and Planning Institute of Klaipėda University

Coverage Alien species of Lithuania
Functionality Searchable database for registered users only, with focus on Alien Species - in Lithuanian.

 

Database Baltic Sea Alien Species Database
Data custodian Klaipeda University, Coastal Research and Planning Institute, and the Baltic Marine Biologists Working Group 30 on Non-indigenous Estuarine and Marine organisms (BMB WG NEMO).
Coverage Aquatic species of the Baltic Sea area
Functionality Searchable illustrated database, with focus on Invasive Alien Species - in English

 

POLAND (PL)

Database Alien Species in Poland/Gatunki obce w Polsce
Data custodian Institute of Nature Conservation, Polish Academy of Sciences
Coverage Terrestrial, marine, freshwater alien species (fungi, plants, animals) of Poland
Functionality With a searchable database, with focus on Invasive Alien species - in English and Polish

 

NORWAY (NO)

Database Alien species (Fremmede arter) 2012
Data custodian Norwegian Biodiversity Information Centre (Artsdatabanken)
Coverage All alien species (except microalgae, bacteria and unicellular organisms) in Norwegian areas on the northern hemisphere (incl. Svalbard and Jan Mayen)
Functionality

Searchable database on alien species, in Norwegian. The database includes risk assessments of reproductive alien species in addition to lists of alien species according to species groups, general information on each species (e.g. invasion potential, ecological effect, dispersal history) and introduction pathways.

 

SWEDEN (SE)

Database Alien Species in Swedish Seas and archipelagos
Data custodian Regional Information central for the Bottnian Bay
Coverage Marine alien species
Functionality  This web site compiles current knowledge on alien species in Swedish seas and archipelago areas, including the Skagerrak/Kattegat and the Baltic Sea. It addresses all those who want to know more about aquatic invaders in the marine environment. Nonsearchable site with species lists and factsheets about the most common aliens. In Swedish.

 

Database Den virtuella flora
Data custodian  Swedish Museum of Natural History
Coverage Terrestrial vascular plants of Sweden
Functionality With searchable lists, not with focus on Invasive Alien Species - in Swedish

 

Database Ichthyology Database
Data custodian Swedish Museum of Natural History
Coverage Fishes
Functionality With searchable lists, not with focus on Invasive Alien Species - in Swedish and English

 

Database Vår Fågelvärlds förteckning av icke-spontana fåglar i Sverige
Data custodian Sveriges Ornithologiska förening
Coverage Birds of Sweden
Functionality Non searchable list, not with focus on Invasive Alien Species - in Swedish

 

SVALBARD and JAN MAYEN (SJ)

Database Introduced species (Innførte arter)
Data custodian Norwegian Polar Institute (Norsk Polarinstitut)
Coverage All alien species
Functionality This web site compiles current knowledge on alien species in Svalbard including etablished, incidental and extinct aliens. For each species a detailed fact sheet is provided - In Norwegian.