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Published July 2, 2025 | Version 2.5
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SInAS: A global dataset of native and alien distributions of alien species

  • 1. ROR icon University of Giessen

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  • 1. ROR icon University of Giessen

Description

The SInAS dataset represents a collection of regional lists of alien (also called non-native) species and includes information about their native ranges, habitats and year of first record. This database has been generated by standardising and integrating large global databases of alien species occurrences using the SInAS workflow version 2.0 (https://github.com/hseebens/SInAS). 

The SInAS dataset is described in more detail in the following scientific article, which need to be cited when using this dataset:

Gómez-Suárez, M., Laeseke, P., and Seebens, H. (submitted) A global dataset of native and alien distributions of alien species 

The first version of the workflow to generate the database has been published here:

Seebens, H., Clarke, D.A., Groom, Q., Wilson, J.R.U., García-Berthou, E., Kühn, I., Roigé, M., Pagad, S., Essl, F., Vicente, J., Winter, M. & McGeoch, M. (2020) A workflow for standardising and integrating alien species distribution data. NeoBiota, 59, 39–59. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5562840.

 

Notes

Version 3: Fully revised workflow and database; a major new feature is that the dataset now includes native ranges of alien species

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