Information components including description and importance of the information for documenting and managing biological 
invasions of existing invasive alien species databases that may provide relevant information.
Websites are provided at the first mention of each database (see chapter 2 for databases relevant for status and trends and 
chapter 6, section 6.6.3 for databases supporting policy options). Gaps identified within the data and knowledge products 
are also given {Table 5.4}.
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APPENDIX 3 
Examples of data 
and knowledge products