Minidoka NWR Invasive Plant Prioritization Tool Tables, 2019

The IPIEDT Access Database and CSV tables contain workshop-generated scores for invasive plant species and areas at Minidoka National Wildlife Refuge. Each descriptive response corresponds to a numerical value used to calculate species and area scores and generate ranked lists. The tables are archived to preserve workshop results even if the master database receives updates.

Use Cases

• Ranking invasive plant species for inventory priority based on calculated species scores.
• Ranking geographic areas for early detection priority based on calculated area scores.
• Preserving workshop prioritization results independent of master database updates.
• Analyzing invasive species threats using a structured 'yes/no/unknown' response framework.

Strengths

• Data tables are archived to preserve workshop results, ensuring historical prioritization decisions are maintained.
• The tool uses a structured scoring system based on descriptive responses, which likely provides a consistent evaluation method.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Department of the Interior

Collection Method

Likely gathered from an Invasive Plant Species and Area Prioritization Workshop using the IPIEDT tool.

Time Range

2019

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-04 08:15:18.760058; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Minidoka National Wildlife Refuge