Published January 12, 2026 | Version 3.1.1 + geopackage
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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 or non-indigenous) species and includes information about their native ranges, alien ranges, invasion status for alien ranges, habitats and year of first record. This dataset has been generated by standardising and integrating large global databases of alien species occurrences using the SInAS workflow version 2.0. 

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, Seebens H (2025) A global dataset of native and alien distributions of alien species. Scientific Data 12: 1914. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-06379-6

The code to generate the dataset is stored on Github (https://github.com/hseebens/SInAS) with releases available on Zenodo (https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3763221).

Notes

"Version 3.1.1 + geopackage" contains the SInAS version 3.1.1 and the corrected shapefile (now as geopackage). All other files are the same as Version 3.1.1.

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2026-01-12