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TDWG
I3N Database and Tools to Prevent Biological Invasions
Joel RotundaLionfish
Inter-American Biodiversity Inter-American Biodiversity Information NetworkInformation Network
• GEF grant-funded project with 34 member countries
• Promote access to information useful to decision makers to improve biodiversity conservation
• Improve regional cooperation for biodiversity management through sharing of experience and expertise
• Helps members address critical issues at a regional level
• Five Networks – Ecosystems– Invasive Species– Pollinators– Protected Areas– Species and Specimens
The I3N and ParticipantsThe I3N and Participants
• 19 active countries• Focal Points in each country• Capacity building through grants and training for sharing data• Provides informatics tools, training on tool use, and direct online access to standardized IAS data• Coordinated by the US Geological Survey (USGS)/NBII.
• 19 governments supporting national I3N leads
• BioNET• Convention on Biological Diversity
(CBD)• GEKKO/Universidad del Sur
(Argentina)• Global Invasive Species Information
Network (GISIN) – (Denmark, Argentina, Great Britain,
Malaysia, China, Morocco, Zambia, New Zealand, Germany, USA)
• Guyra Paraguay (Paraguay)• InBio (Costa Rica)• Institute of Jamaica (Jamaica)
The CBD “… The CBD “… welcomes the ‘I3N’welcomes the ‘I3N’ … and calls on the … and calls on the Global Environment Facility, Parties, Governments, and Global Environment Facility, Parties, Governments, and
relevant organizations to support and participate in relevant organizations to support and participate in these initiatives” (Decision VI/23)these initiatives” (Decision VI/23)
Collaboration/SupportCollaboration/Support• Instituto Horus, CRIA (Brazil) • Integrated Taxonomic
Information System (ITIS)• IUCN Invasive Species
Specialist Group (ISSG)– Global Invasive Species
Database (New Zealand)• National Biological Information
Infrastructure, U.S. Geological Survey, USAID, US State Department (USA)
• NatureServe• TNC South America Invasive
Species Program
• Tools for creating/exporting/displaying standardized databases– invasive species lists, characteristics, experts,
projects, bibliography• Information standards and guidance• Bilingual search tool for national inventories
– Cross-country search and display• Internet hosting of national inventories and
publications at no charge• Content-rich bilingual web site• Listserv• Concepts/informatics training module
– Spanish, English, Portuguese
Tools and ServicesTools and Services
• Microsoft Access 2000 or Web interface (templates for countries), being redesigned open source.
• Spanish, Portuguese, and English versions
• Detailed tri-lingual user manuals• Controlled vocabulary (GISIN, GISD)• Integrated Taxonomic Information
System (ITIS) as taxonomic authority• Dublin Core Metadata Standard• XML export function for exporting data
to other databases• Add Marine fields and terminology
Database CharacteristicsDatabase Characteristics
© Finding Species
I3N DatabaseI3N Database
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•Cause, place and date of introduction•References and description•There may be several introduction records for one
species
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Species Characteristics
DispersalDispersal PathwaysPathways VectorsVectors DietDiet ReproductionReproduction Biological formBiological form Economic use and descriptionEconomic use and description Habitats invadedHabitats invaded Invasion in other countriesInvasion in other countries
Sea LampreyM. Theklan
Imp
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On other species
Ecological impacts
Economic impacts
Social/cultural impacts
Impacts on health
Con
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Mechanical control
Chemical control
Biological control
Prevention measures
Risk assessment information
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Possible reports• Species list for an area• Profile (description) for
a species• XML reports that are
machine readable for sharing across the Web
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Information Input and Information Input and Sharing Sharing
The online database system contains three main utilities:
1- A web portal - public2- An intranet system3- An administration
level
Perna viridisPhoto courtesy of Dayne Buddo
Searching
Search using one or more criteria:Species: • Scientific name• Common name• Type and cause of introduction• Place of introduction• Means of propagation• Pathways• Vectors• Diet• Reproduction• Habit• State/province (occurrences), municipality
(occurrences) • And other options.
House SparrowM. Patterson
• I3N Coordinator– Christine Fournier [email protected]
• I3N Tools Representatives– Silvia Ziller [email protected]– Sergio Zalba [email protected]
• I3N-US Lead Annie Simpson [email protected]
http://i3n.iabin.nethttp://i3n.iabin.net
Purple LoosestrifeJ. Forman Orth