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Data Descriptor: Pacific Introduced Flora (PaciFLora)

Wohlwend, Michael; Craven, Dylan; Weigelt, Patrick; Seebens, Hanno; Winter, Marten; Kreft, Holger; Dawson, Wayne; Essl, Franz; van Kleunen, Mark; Pergl, Jan; Pyšek, Petr; Space, James; Thomas, Philip; Knight, Tiffany

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Authors

Michael Wohlwend

Dylan Craven

Patrick Weigelt

Hanno Seebens

Marten Winter

Holger Kreft

Franz Essl

Mark van Kleunen

Jan Pergl

Petr Pyšek

James Space

Philip Thomas

Tiffany Knight



Abstract

Background The Pacific Region has the highest density of naturalised plant species worldwide, which makes it an important area for research on the ecology, evolution and biogeography of biological invasions. While different data sources on naturalised plant species exist for the Pacific, there is no taxonomically and spatially harmonised database available for different subsets of species and islands. A comprehensive, accessible database containing the distribution of naturalised vascular plant species in the Pacific will enable new basic and applied research for researchers and will be an important information source for practitioners working in the Region. New information Here, we present PacIFlora, an updated and taxonomically standardised list of naturalised species, their unified nativeness, cultivation and invasive status and their distribution across the Pacific Ocean, including harmonised location denoination. This list is based on the two largest databases on naturalised plants for the Region, specifically the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER) and the Global Naturalised Alien Flora (GloNAF) databases. We provide an outlook for how this database can contribute to numerous research questions and conservation efforts.

Citation

Wohlwend, M., Craven, D., Weigelt, P., Seebens, H., Winter, M., Kreft, H., …Knight, T. (2021). Data Descriptor: Pacific Introduced Flora (PaciFLora). Biodiversity Data Journal, 9, Article e67318. https://doi.org/10.3897/bdj.9.e67318

Journal Article Type Article
Online Publication Date Jul 20, 2021
Publication Date 2021
Deposit Date Oct 14, 2021
Publicly Available Date Oct 14, 2021
Journal Biodiversity Data Journal
Electronic ISSN 1314-2836
Publisher Pensoft Publishers
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 9
Article Number e67318
DOI https://doi.org/10.3897/bdj.9.e67318

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