brd logo usgs logo

Proceedings of the Workshop on Databases for Nonindigenous Plants
spacer

Table 2 - Non-Federal databases on the distribution of nonindigenous plants.

spacerStateAcademic InstitutionsNongovernment Organizations
spacerCalif. Dep. of Food & Agric.Univ. of
Montana		Utah Dep. of Transport.BONAPUniv. of Calif., DavisFLEPPCThe Nature ConservancyFNAI
Database managerP. Akers
916/654-0768		P.M. Rice
406/243-2671		I. Bickford
801/965-4119		J. Kartesz
919/962-0578		R.J. Meese
916/752-1768		G. Jubinsky
850/539-9681		B. Meyers-Rice
530/754-8891		L. Peterson
850/224-8207
Database titleNoxious Weed Information SystemINVADERS Database ProjectROADVEGBiota of North America ProgramMABFloraFla. EPPC Invasive Plant DatabaseExotic Species DatabaseFlorida Natural Areas Inventory
PurposeUse FTP exchange and Map Info GIS to help Calif. field biologists inventory noxious weed infestations and track eradications Source of distribution records for exotic and weedy native plants in the northwest states Database encoding land and vegetation attributes for roadsides, adjacent lands, and context landscapes Develop unified system for assessing North American biota; use Digital Floristic Synthesis for assessing exotic and weed plant distributions Computer program provides interface for biologists to input occurrence records and create reports on MAB Reserves Capture location of invasive exotic plants in Florida to document impacts, identify habitat and research needs, and justify policy and control strategies Assess weed problems on preserves stewarded by The Nature Conservancy and formulate control strategies Track information on species, managed areas, and conservation areas in Florida
Status
InitiatingX-------
Ongoing-XXXXXXX
Complete---X----
Plants treated
Noxious onlyX-------
Invasive only-----X--
All nonindigenous-X----X-
Rare/endangered-------X
All plants--XXX---
Other nonindigenous organisms treated
Vertebrates - terres---XX---
Vertebrates - freshw---XX---
Vertebrates - marine---XX---
Invertebrates - terres--------
Invertebrates - freshw--------
Invertebrates - marine--------
Pathogens/parasites--------
Geographic extent
International---XX---
National------X-
Regional-X-----X
StateX-X--X--
Intended user
Land managersXXXXXXXX
Researchers-X-XXX-X
PublicX--X-X-X
Dates data represents19971875-present1996-present1700's-present1950-present1995-present1992, 19951900-present
Data sources
In-house monitoringX-XX-XXX
Outside monitoringXX-XX--X
Herbarium records-XXXXX-X
Literature-XXXX--X
Personal communicationsX--XX-XX
Data referencing
Point-X-X--XX
LocalityXX-XXXXX
Geographic feature--XXX--X
-feature listed--route, milepostwatershedmanagement unit,
protected area		--management unit,
watershed
Political featureXXXXXX-X
- townshipX----X-X
- countyXXXX-X-X
- state-XXXX--X
- other----parks-land preservesconservation sites
Land ownership
FederalXX-XXXXX
Tribal--------
StateXX-XXXXX
CountyXXXX-X-X
CityXXX--X-X
PrivateXXX-X-XX
Land cover
Western forestsXXXXX-X-
Alpine tundra-X-XX-X-
Barren-XXX-XXX
ShrublandsXXXXXXXX
GrasslandsXXXXXXXX
CroplandsXXXX-X-X
Eastern forests---XXXXX
Freshwater wetlandsXXXXXXXX
Coastal wetlandsXX-XXXXX
Open waterXX-X-X-X
Other--------
MetadataX---X---
Data availability
Digital media-XXXX--X
File exchange format--dBASE, ParadoxArc/Viewcustomized
per request 		dBASE-ASCII, dBASE
Digital media cost-$80nonevariesnone-for TNC onlyvaries
Online web site---XX---
Hard copy---XXX-X
Hard copy cost---variesnonenone-varies
Data structure
Spatial (GIS)--X----X
Relational databaseXXXXX-XX
Spreadsheet-----X--
Data management
software		 Access, Visual BasicParadox and
custom software		Arc/ViewParadox 8FoxPro-MS AccessAdvanced
Revelations
Products
MapsXXXX-X-X
Graphics-XXX----
ReportsXXXXXXXX
Factsheets---X---X
Images--------
Other---Digital Floristic Synthesis----
Additions planned
Extent cover--------
Land cover--------
Plant species---X---X
Other organisms---X----
GIS---XX---
Field data collection---X----
Online web siteXXXXXXX-
Other additionsownership-----1998 update-
Typical data elements
Taxonomy-X-XX--X
Scientific nameXXXXXXXX
Common nameXXXXXXX-
Origin-XX-X---
Legal statusXXX-X--X
Life/growth formXXXX---X
Duration-X-X---X
Area/abundanceX---XXX-
Plant associates--X--X--
HabitatXX-XXX-X
Management/controlX---X-XX
Identification-X-X----
Nomenclature Source*-Hitchcock and
Cronquist 1973;
others		-Kartesz 1997USDA/NRCS 1998
(modified)		-Kartesz 1994-

*Hitchcock, C.L., and A. Cronquist. 1973. Flora of the Pacific Northwest. University of Washington Press, Seattle, WA.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Kartesz, J.T. 1997. Digital floristic synthesis: the lexicon. Patricia Ledlie Booksellers, Inc., Buckfield, ME.
USDA, NRCS. 1998. The PLANTS database. http://plants.usda.gov. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA. Version: 2 January 1998.

[ Introduction ] [ Background on Issues ] [ Workshop highlights ]

[ Table 1 ] [ Table 2 ] [ List of Participants ] [ List of Acronyms ]

[ Information Survey ] [ Catalog of Databases ] [ Report Documentation ]

U.S. Department of the Interior
U.S. Geological Survey
Biological Resources Division