Océane Boulesnane-Guengant compiled a standardised dataset assessing the ecological impacts of 50 alien plant species introduced to Reunion Island using the Environmental Impact Classification of Alien Taxa framework. The dataset provides a transparent and reproducible baseline for understanding impact magnitudes, mechanisms, and confidence levels. It is described in a forthcoming data paper.
Use Cases
- Prioritize invasive alien species for management based on the magnitude of their ecological impact.
- Generate risk maps for high biodiversity sites by combining impact data with species distribution data.
- Guide conservation and restoration actions using the standardized impact assessment baseline.
- Support research on impact mechanisms and confidence levels reported for alien species.
Strengths
- Standardized assessment of 50 alien plant species using the EICAT framework.
- Impact records compiled through systematic literature searches, ensuring reproducibility.
- Provides a transparent baseline for impact magnitude, mechanism, and confidence.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Freshness should be verified; last updated metadata indicates a future date (2026-05-09).
Provenance
- Source
- Boulesnane-Guengant, Océane; CIRAD Harvested Collection
- Collection Method
- Compiled through systematic literature searches.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-09 09:10:10; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Reunion Island