Fields Description Database 
purpose
Examples of data and knowledge products Identified gaps
Taxonomy Scientific name, 
higher taxonomy, 
synonyms, 
common names
Name consistency 
and locating 
specimens 
* GBIF - https://www.gbif.org/
* World Register of Introduced Marine Species - 
http://www.marinespecies.org/introduced/
* FishBase - https://fishbase.org/
* Plant List - http://www.theplantlist.org/ 
* The Reptile Database - 
http://www.reptile-database.org/
* AlgaeBase - https://www.algaebase.org/
* IUCN Red List of Threatened Species - 
https://www.iucnredlist.org/
Underrepresented 
biomes and taxa
Identification Identification guides, 
diagnostic tools
Correct 
identification,
early detection
* iNaturalist - https://www.inaturalist.org
* Lucidcentral - https://www.lucidcentral.org
* Antweb - a comprehensive diagnostic tool for ants 
- http://antweb.org/
* Plant net - https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/
* eBird - https://ebird.org/home
* BioNET - EAFRINET - https://keys.lucidcentral.org/
keys/v3/eafrinet/plants.htm
* Portaleei Latin America - 
http://portaleei.fcien.edu.uy/
Ecology Including habitat, 
species interactions 
(e.g., host species)
Management
risk assessment
* Global Invasive Species Database (GISD) - 
http://www.iucngisd.org/gisd
* Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International 
Invasive Species Compendium -
https://www.cabi.org/isc
* FishBase
* National invasive alien species databases - 
http://www.inbiar.uns.edu.ar/; 
http://bd.institutohorus.org.br; 
https://caribbeaninvasives.org; 
https://sieei.udelar.edu.uy; 
https://guyra.org.py; 
https://invasoras.biodiversidad.gob.ec
Spatial data Distribution, 
native and 
introduced range, 
occurrence
Origin,
management,
risk assessment
* Global Invasive Species Database
* Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species 
(GRIIS) - http://www.griis.org/ (Pagad et al., 2018, 
2022b, 2022a) {Table 5.4}
* Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International 
Invasive Species Compendium
* FishBase
* Global Naturalized Alien Flora (GloNAF) - 
https://glonaf.org
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BACKGROUND
APPENDIX 3 
Examples of data 
and knowledge products