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Proceedings of the Workshop on Databases for Nonindigenous Plants

Table 1. Federal databases on the distribution of nonindigenous plants.

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USACE		NPSUSDA,
FS		USDA,
FS		USDA,
APHIS		USDA,
NRCS		USGS,
BRD		USGS,
BRD		USGS,
BRD
Database managerA. Cofrancesco
601/634-3182		B. Commins
202/208-4631		R. Beard
970/498-1715		C. Liff
702/798-2222		D. McNeal
301/734-8247		M. Skinner
504/775-6280		P. Thomas
808/572-9306
(x53233)		C. Jacono
352/378-8181		K. Thomas
520/556-7466
Database titleArmy Lands InventoryNatural Resources Management and Assessment ProgramForest Service Noxious/Invasive DatabaseForest Health Monitoring ProgramNational Agricultural Pest Information SystemThe Plants DatabaseAlien Species Databases of the HEAR ProjectNonindigenous Aquatic Species ProgramThe Exotics Map Database
PurposeConduct inventory and develop database on noxious and nuisance plants on Army landsRelate data on natural resources to personnel needs for resource management at NPS unitsRelate and graphically display data on administrative reporting, inventory, and biological control for use in field officesAnnually monitor and report on conditions, changes, and trends in U.S. forests for sustainabilityProvide survey data for plant pests in the United StatesProvide information for natural resource conservation for NRCS, its clients, cooperators, and the publicProvide resources to natural resource managers in Hawaii to aid fight against alien species statewideDocument status and distribution of nonindigenous species introduced to U.S. watersUse Internet mapserver technology to help land managers integrate exotic plant management in the arid Southwest
Status
InitiatingX-------X
Ongoing-XXXXXXX-
Complete--X------
Plants treated
Noxious onlyX--------
Invasive only--------X
All nonindigenous-------X-
Rare/endangered---------
All plants-XXXXXX--
Other nonindigenous organisms treated
Vertebrates - terres-X----X--
Vertebrates - freshw-X----XX-
Vertebrates - marine-X-----X-
Invertebrates - terres----X-X--
Invertebrates - freshw------XX-
Invertebrates - marine-------X-
Pathogens/parasites----X-XX-
Geographic extent
International---X-----
National-XX-XX-X-
RegionalX-------X
State------X--
Intended user
Land managersXXXXXXXXX
ResearchersX-XXX-XXX
Public---X--XXX
Dates data represents19971993-19961983-present1990-present1900-present1795-presenthistorical to present1850-present1996-1997
Data sources
In-house monitoring-XXXX-X-X
Outside monitoringX-X-XXXX-
Herbarium recordsX--XXXXX-
LiteratureX--XXXXX-
Personal communicationsXX-X--XX-
Data Referencing
Point--XXX-XXX
LocalityXXXXX-XXX
Geographic feature-XXX--XXX
- feature listed-management unitmanagement unit,
watershed,
Bailey's ecoregions		forest type, etc--islandhydrologic unitrivers, roads
Political featureXXXXXXXXX
- township--XX-----
- county--XXXX-X-
- state--XXXXXXX
- othermilitary instalationsNational Park unitforest district,
weed management area		---island-administrative
Land ownership
FederalXXXXXXXXX
Tribal----X---X
State-X-XXXXX-
County---XXXXX-
City---XX-XX-
Private-X-XXXXXX
Land cover
Western forestsXXXXXX---
Alpine tundra-XX-XX---
Barren-XX-XX---
ShrublandsXXX-XX--X
GrasslandsXXX-XX--X
CroplandsXX--XX---
Eastern forestsXXXXXX---
Freshwater wetlandsXXX-XX-X-
Coastal wetlands-X--XX-X-
Open water-XX-XX-X-
Other---tropical forests---coastal waters-
Metadata--XX-X-X-
Data availability
Digital media-X--X-XXX
File exchange format-dBASE IV--ASCII--ARC/Info export,
dBASE, ASCII		dBASE,
Paradox
Digital media cost-none--none-cost of medianonenone
Online web site----XXXXX
Hard copyX-XXX-XX-
Hard copy costnone-nonevariesnone-nonenone-
Data structure
Spatial (GIS)--XX---XX
Relational database-XXXXXXXX
SpreadsheetX--------
Data management softwareAccessNRMAP (under
revision)		Oracle, ARC/InfoOracleAdabaseOracle, Informix,
Access		Paradox for
Windows		ARC/Info, CA-
Openingres
RDBMS		Visual Foxpro,
ARC/Info,
ARC/View
Products
Maps--XXXXXXX
Graphics--XXXXXXX
ReportsX-XXXXXX-
Factsheets--XXXXXX-
Images-----XX--
Otherinformation system--monitoring
information
system		--models: climate,
invasiveness,
veg. monitoring		--
Additions planned
Extent cover-X--X----
Land cover-X----X--
Plant species-X--X-X--
Other organisms------X--
GIS-X----X--
Field data collection-X----XX-
Online web site-X----X--
Other additions--images--control,
identification		identificationimages-
Typical data elements
Taxonomy---X-X-X-
Scientific nameX-XXXXXXX
Common name-XX-XX-XX
Origin---X---X-
Legal status-X--XX---
Life/growth form----XX--X
Duration--X-XX-X-
Area/abundanceXXXXX--XX
Plant associates--XX-----
Habitat--XX---XX
Management/controlXXX-----X
Identification-----X---
Nomenclature source*--USDA/NRCS 1998-Weed Science
Society of America 1989		USDA/NRCS 1998;
BONAP		Imada et al. 1989;
others as documented		USDA/NRCS 1998;
Reed 1988
(common names)		-

*Biota of North America Program (BONAP), North Carolina Botanical Garden of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC.

Imada, C.T., W.L. Wagner, and D.R. Herbst.1989. Checklist of the native and naturalized flowering plants of Hawaii. Bishop Museum Occasional Paper 29:31-87. The State Museum of Natural and Cultural History, Honolulu, HI. Compiled into an on-line checklist by Loyal Mehrhoff, updated with records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for 1994 (Bishop Museum Occasional Paper Nos. 41 and 42) and for 1995 (Bishop Museum Occasional Paper 46). 12 March 1996. http://www.bishop.hawaii.org.

Reed, P.B., Jr. 1988. National list of plant species that occur in wetlands: national summary. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Biological Report 88 (24).

USDA, NRCS. 1998. The PLANTS database. [http://plants.usda.gov] National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA. Version: 2 January 1998.

Weed Science Society of America. 1989. Composite List of Weeds. Weed Science Society of America, Champaign, IL.

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