eFlora Character Set

Character/Data Set Information

Taiwan Invasive Plant Database Search

Character List

1: life form [Unordered List]

1. tree

3. herb (1 taxon)

4. palm

5. aquatic plant

6. grass

7. rush

8. sedge

9. vine, climber

10. fern

11. succulent

12. plant (1 taxon)

2. shrub

2: description [Text]
3: occurance [Unordered List]

1. recorded in error

2. extinct

3. eradicated

4. border intercept

5. established

6. established and expanding (1 taxon)

7. established and stable

8. in captivity/cultivated

9. sometimes present

10. present/controlled

11. uncertain

4: Habitat [Unordered List]

1. natural forests

2. scrub/shrublands

3. range/grasslands

4. deserts

5. tundra

6. wetlands

7. marine habitats

8. lakes

9. planted forests

10. agricultural areas (1 taxon)

11. urban areas

12. coastland

13. riparian zones

14. watercourses

15. estuaries

16. disturbed areas (1 taxon)

17. ice

18. host

19. vector

20. terrestrial

21. freshwater

22. marine realms

5: Uses [Text]
6: Summary [Text]
7: Geographical range [Text]
8: dispersal mechanisms [Text]
9: impact types [Unordered List]

1. mechanism

2. competition (1 taxon)

3. disease transmission

4. fouling

5. herbivory

6. hybridisation

7. interaction with other invasive species

8. modification of fire regime

9. modification of hydrology

10. modification of natural benthic comunities

11. modification of nutrient regime

12. modification of successional patterns

13. other

14. parasitism

15. pathogenic

16. physical disturbance

17. predation

18. unknown

19. outcome

20. agricultural

21. economic (1 taxon)

22. environmental (1 taxon)

23. human health

10: Management information [Text]
11: Nutrition [Text]
12: Reproduction [Text]
13: Lifecycle stages [Text]
14: Compiled by [Text]
15: Reviewed by [Text]
16: status [Unordered List]

1. alien (1 taxon)

2. native (no further data)

3. native. endemic

4. native. non-endemic

5. not specified

6. biostatus uncertain

17: invasiveness [Unordered List]

1. invasive (1 taxon)

2. not invasive

3. not specified

4. uncertain

18: eradication methods [Unordered List]

1. poison (1 taxon)

2. trapping

3. shooting

4. biological control

5. hunting with dogs

6. mechanical (1 taxon)

19: pathways of introduction types [Unordered List]

1. for biological control

2. through poor enforcement of quarantine measures

3. due to lack of observation of quarantine measures

4. smuggling

5. by agricultural interests (1 taxon)

6. by forestry interests

7. by aquaculture interests

8. by horticultural interests

9. in association with the pet trade

10. in association with international commerce

11. via internet sales

12. in association with aqurium trade

13. in association with the nursery trade

14. in association with the live food trade

15. in association with military activities

16. introduced as part of an aid programme

17. people sharing resources

18. introduced for food

19. introduced as fodder

20. for ornamental purposes

21. by a botanical garden

22. by a zoo

23. by acclimatization societies

24. for landscape/fauna improvement

25. translocation of machinery

26. transportation of domesticated animals

27. transportation of habitat material

28. introduced for medicinal purposes (1 taxon)

29. other

20: introduction types [Unordered List]

1. intentional (1 taxon)

2. intentional, illegally

3. introduced by natural means

4. re-introduced

5. unintentional

6. unknown

21: introduced to [Text]
22: origin [Text]
23: corridor [Text]
24: vector of introduction types [Unordered List]

1. host plant

2. plant vector

3. host animal

4. animal vector

5. water

6. water

7. water currents

8. wind

9. anthropogenic vectors (1 taxon)

10. packing materials for containers/dunnage

11. aircraft

12. mail

13. passenger baggage

14. rubbish

15. shipping

16. ballast

17. ballast water

18. hull fouling

19. sea freight

20. containers

21. bulk freight

22. road vehicles

23. machinery

25: images [Text]
26: bibliography [Text]
27: last modified [Text]
28: date [Text]