Invasive species are a major threat to the global economy and the environment, costing billions of dollars to control each year. The Invasive Species Compendium is an online, comprehensive encyclopedic reference work covering recognition, biology, distribution, impact and management of the world’s invasive plants and animals.

Developed by CABI, with support from a consortium of partners, this resource is the most extensive and authoritative compilation on the subject in the world. Content is derived from thousands of peer-reviewed expert contributors, and backed up by existing compilations of knowledge and research on invasive species.

It offers extensive global coverage of invasive species from all taxonomic groups and ecosystems (excluding human pathogens), with fast and easy navigation between text, images, maps and databases.

Species information portals

Information portals for featured species, including: Fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) Tomato leafminer (Tuta absoluta) Parthenium weed (Parthenium hysterophorus)

Species portals contain both technical information for researchers and pest risk assessors, and practical resources for farmers, protected area managers, plant protection officers and quarantine officers.

They form a central repository for information resources collated from a wide variety of contributors, including many of the key organisations collaborating in the FAO-led Framework for Partnership for Sustainable Management of the Fall Armyworm in Africa.

Practical information resources
Over 5,000 new practical information resources have been added, including factsheets and pest management decision guides for identification and management of invasive species.

Detailed datasheets
Fully referenced sections on taxonomy and nomenclature, distribution, habitat, identification, biology and ecology, species associations, pathways for introduction, impacts and management, complemented by images and maps, and are supported by abstracts and full text articles.

Refreshed Design
With new easy linking to our toolbox of apps, Horizon Scanning Tool and pest alerts.

• Over 2,800 detailed datasheets on invasive species with referenced text, images and distribution maps, plus an additional 9,900 concise datasheets
• Species information portals for featured invasive species
• Downloadable distribution data in KML format (for use in Google Earth) and CSV format (for modelling packages)
• Bibliographic database and library of over 8,700 full text documents
• Practical resources for identification and management of invasive species
• Toolbox of apps, pest alerts and the Horizon Scanning Tool
• Invasive species newsfeed

In addition to datasheets on invasive species the Compendium also includes…

• Animal disease datasheets: Over 160 animal diseases and associated pathogens, with extensive information on diagnosis, epidemiology, economic impact, management and control.
• Country datasheets: Include selected statistics, csv downloads and lists of links to species and animal disease datasheets.
• Habitat datasheets: Provide information on risk of species invasion, impacts and management of invasive species.
• Pathway datasheets: Provide information on pathways for introduction and dispersal.
• Other datasheets: Provide summary information on associated species, e.g. natural enemies, threatened species, hosts, vectors, etc.

The Invasive Species Compendium is an essential tool for:

• Researchers
• Lecturers and students
• Resource and environment managers in agriculture, forestry, rangeland, urban land, rivers, lakes and coastal waters
• Policy makers, agricultural research centres and Extension officers
• Quarantine officers
• Crop protection and animal health practitioners (both public and private sector)
• Weed specialists

It is designed to help a wide variety of users to:

• Save time, by providing instant access to vital information
• Prepare lecture notes, reports, presentations and public information resources
• Compile maps, graphs and tables and perform statistical analyses
• Teach/train/study Advise others
• Carry out risk analysis

Donors

We would like to thank the International Development Consortium members for their help and guidance in creating the Invasive Species Compendium:

We would also like to acknowledge the following donors, whose funding of CABI’s Action on Invasives programme supported the upgrade of the ISC, including the addition of new resources and the species portals, and its ongoing maintenance: Department for International Development, UK (DFID), Directorate-General for International Cooperation, Netherlands (DGIS)

Partners

European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization (EPPO), Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG), World Organization for Animal Health (OIE)

Content partners

United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Feed the Future (FTF) Initiative, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT), Plantwise.

Contributors

The Invasive Species Compendium could not have been produced without the collaboration of experts from around the world. See the list of the authors, reviewers and consultants who have contributed towards the development of the Compendium.

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Printed materials:
Invasive Species Compendium

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