Invasive alien species in Europe

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Number of the listed 'worst' terrestrial and freshwater invasive alien species in each country". (EEA, from the title of figure 4 from http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/indicators/invasive-alien-species (http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/indicators/invasive-alien-species...)

Data host:

European Environment Agency

Unit of Measurement:

Species / Thousand Square Kilometers

Link to Data:

http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/indicators/invasive-alien-species-in-euro...

Type of Indicator source:

Intergovernmental Organisation

Data availability

Geographical Coverage:

Austria

Belgium

Bulgaria

Croatia

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Denmark

Estonia

Finland

France

Germany

Hungary

Ireland

Italy

Latvia

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Malta

Netherlands

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

United Kingdom

Geographical Level:

National

Temporal Coverage:

2006

Frequency of Updates:

irregular

Publishing delay:

more than 3 years

Cost of accessing data:

free of charge

Related indicators

Same/similar indicators appears in the following sets:

EEA's environmental indicators/Environmental Pressure indicators

Indicator relation:

Indicator:

Abundance and distribution of selected species

Relationship explanation:

invasive species is a specification of this indicator

Type of relation:

Other arithmetical connection

Indicator developer:

European Environment Agency

Aggregation level of indicator:

Single

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Methodological transparency:

Methodology not available

Link to Methodology:

Invasive alien species in Europe

Data quality assesment:

No published quality assessment

Link to data quality assessment:

Invasive alien species in Europe

Interpretation aid

Contribution to the green economy:

Increase in trade and tourism and transport on land and in particular at sea, as well as developments in agriculture, plantation forestry, aquaculture, fisheries, game management and the pet trade, have provided new and enhanced pathways for the spread of

Potential misinterpretation:

Are invasive species decreasing/not increasing, but domestic species are decreasing in abundance?

Related Indicator:

Abundance and distribution of selected species

Potential misinterpretation:

Are there less alien species, because the regarding country is not incorporated in the trade flows?

Related Indicator:

Physical Trade Balance (PTB)

Use of indicator in mandates, international agreements or legislation:

Name of agreement or policy:

Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)

Name of body or organisation:

Link to body or organisation:

CBD

Section or page to find indicator:

http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/indicators/invasive-alien-species-in-europe/invasive-alien-species-in-europe

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Environmental pressures

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Resources use (materials, energy, water, land)

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Environmental change

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