Building the European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN): a novel approach for the exploration of distributed alien species data

By Stelios Katsanevakis, K. Bogucarskis, Francesca Gatto, J. Vandekerkhove, Ivan Deriu, Ana Cristina Cardoso. 2012

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The European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN; http://easin.jrc.ec.europa.eu) aims to facilitate the exploration of existing alien species information from distributed sources through a network of interoperable web services, and to assist the implementation of European policies on biological invasions. The network allows extraction of alien species information from online information systems for all species included in the EASIN catalogue. This catalogue was based on an inventory of reported alien species in Europe that was produced by reviewing and standardizing information from 43 online databases. It includes information on taxonomy, synonyms, common names, pathways of introduction, native range in Europe, and impact. EASIN catalogue entails the basic information needed to efficiently link to existing online databases and retrieve spatial information for alien species distribution in Europe. Using search functionality powered by a widget framework, it is possible to make a tailored selection of a subgroup of species based on various criteria (e.g., environment, taxonomy, pathways). Distribution maps of the selected species can be produced dynamically and downloaded by the user. The EASIN web tools and services follow internationally recognized standards and protocols, and can be utilized freely and independently by any website, while ownership of the data remains with its source, which is properly cited and linked.

Subfields: Ecological Modeling, Insect Science

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Gateways to alien invasions in the European seas (2014, methodology): “For the present analysis, we used the inventory of marine alien and cryptogenic species present in Europe archived by the European Alien Species Information Network and updated as of October 2013 (EASIN; http://easin.jrc.ec.europa.eu/; Katsanevakis et al. 2012, 2013b).”
Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2012. A contribution to the application of European Union’s Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part 2. Introduction trends and pathways (2012, methodology): “The classification of introduction pathways was based on the frameworks proposed by Hulme et al. (2008) and Molnar et al., (2008), as adopted by the European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN; 2013; Katsanevakis et al., 2012).”
Assessing patterns in introduction pathways of alien species by linking major invasion data bases (2017, background): “We therefore envision their linkage to be a critical first step towards the building of a global IAS pathway data repository, possibly as part of a larger distributed IAS web portal that allows drawing information from multiple sources (cf. the European Alien Species Information Network EASIN, Katsa”
Invading European Seas: Assessing pathways of introduction of marine aliens (2013, background): “This dynamic (in the sense that it is regularly updated) inventory is part of the European Alien Species Information System (EASIN; Katsanevakis et al., 2012) and is available online (http:// easin.”
European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN): supporting European policies and scientific research (2015, methodology): “The EASIN catalogue (Supplement 1) is the core of the EASIN platform (Katsanevakis et al. 2012),”