Regional database catalogue

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: NeoFlora
Data custodian: Federal Agency for Nature Conservation
Coverage: 30 terrestrial, marine and freshwater vascular plants and mosses of Germany
Functionality: General information about IAS and fact sheets for 30 species, with IAS focus - 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: 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)

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 - 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 Invasive Species Database
Data custodian: Klaipeda University, Coastal Research and Planning Institute
Coverage: Invasive species of Lithuania, terrestrial, inland waters and coastal waters
Functionality: Searchable database, with IAS focus - in English and 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 IAS focus - 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: Searchable database, with IAS focus - in English and Polish

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: Searchable lists, not with IAS focus - in Swedish

Database: Ichthyology Database
Data custodian: Swedish Museum of Natural History
Coverage: Fishes
Functionality: Searchable lists, not with IAS focus - 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 IAS focus - 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.