Databases on Aquatic Alien Species: North and Mediterranean Seas and Non-European Initiatives

Abstract

Over the past decades research in the field of aquatic invasions has expanded rapidly due to an increased awareness of unwanted impacts in invaded habitats. As [a] result the information dissemination is enormous. However, while a number of regional databases on invasive species exist, a centralized and comprehensive Internet based inventory that provides relevant species-specific information on invaders is lacking.