Invasive Species

GIATAR: Global Invasive and Alien Traits and Records Dataset

Consolidated dataset with dated presence records for 46,666 invasive and alien taxa across 249 countries, with standardised biological information on pests.

Size
42.7 MB
Format
ZIP
License
CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0
Access
Open Access
Source
Zenodo (record 13139672)

License note: Non-commercial + No-derivatives: do not republish derivatives, link to the original

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Challenge

How has the recorded spread of a chosen invasive taxon changed over time and across countries?

Where to start
Read the records table from the archive. Pick one taxon; plot first-record dates by country. (License is No-Derivatives: analyse freely, but link back to the original — do not republish a derived dataset.)
What to share
A spread-over-time chart or map for your taxon, shared as a figure with a link to the source record.

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