Journal article
Global Impacts Dataset of Invasive Alien Species (GIDIAS)
Scientific Data, Vol.12(1), pp.1-10
2025
PMCID: PMC12095621
PMID: 40399318
Abstract
Invasive alien species are a major driver of global change, impacting biodiversity, ecosystem services, and human livelihoods. To document these impacts, we present the Global Impacts Dataset of Invasive Alien Species (GIDIAS), a dataset on the positive, negative and neutral impacts of invasive alien species on nature, nature's contributions to people, and good quality of life. This dataset arises from the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services' (IPBES) thematic assessment report of this topic. Data were compiled from published sources, including grey literature, reporting a direct observation of an invasive alien species' impact. All impact records contain up to 52 fields of contextual information and attempt to link impacts to the global standard "environmental impact classification for alien taxa" (EICAT) and "socio-economic impact classification for alien taxa" (SEICAT). GIDIAS includes more than 22000 records of impacts caused by 3353 invasive alien species (plants, vertebrates, invertebrates, microorganisms) from all continents and realms (terrestrial, freshwater, marine), extracted from over 6700 sources. We intend GIDIAS to be a global resource for investigating and managing the variety of impacts of invasive alien species across taxa and regions.
Details
- Title
- Global Impacts Dataset of Invasive Alien Species (GIDIAS)
- Authors
- Sven Bacher (Corresponding Author) - University of FribourgEllen Ryan-Colton - Charles Darwin UniversityMario Coiro - University of FribourgPhillip Cassey - The University of AdelaideBella S Galil - Tel Aviv UniversityMartin A Nuñez - University of HoustonMichael Ansong - Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyKatharina Dehnen-Schmutz - Coventry UniversityGeorgi Fayvush - National Academy of Sciences of ArmeniaRomina D Fernandez - National University of TucumánAnkila J Hiremath - Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the EnvironmentMakihiko Ikegami - National Institute for Environmental StudiesAngeliki F Martinou - Cyprus InstituteShana M McDermott - University of MissouriCristina Preda - Ovidius UniversityMontserrat Vilà - Universidad de SevillaOlaf L F Weyl - South African Institute for Aquatic BiodiversityNeelavar Ananthram Aravind - Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the EnvironmentIoanna Angelidou - BFC-CKaterina Athanasiou - BFC-CVidyadhar Atkore - Salim Ali Center for Ornithology and Natural HistoryJacob N Barney - Virginia TechTim M Blackburn - University College LondonEckehard G Brockerhoff - Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape ResearchClinton Carbutt - University of KwaZulu-NatalLuca Carisio - Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte Liguria e Valle d'AostaPilar Castro-Díez - Universidad de AlcaláVanessa Céspedes - Estación Biológica de DoñanaAikaterini Christopoulou - National and Kapodistrian University of AthensDiego F Cisneros-Heredia - Universidad San Francisco de QuitoMeghan Cooling - Victoria University of WellingtonMaarten de Groot - Slovenian Forestry InstituteJakovos Demetriou - National and Kapodistrian University of AthensJames W E Dickey - Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland FisheriesVirginia G Duboscq-Carra - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y TécnicasRegan Early - University of ExeterThomas E Evans - Freie Universität BerlinPaola T Flores-Males - Universidad San Francisco de QuitoBelinda Gallardo - Instituto Pirenaico de EcologíaMonica Gruber - Victoria University of WellingtonCang Hui - Stellenbosch UniversityJonathan M Jeschke - Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland FisheriesNatalia Z Joelson - University of GöttingenMohd Asgar Khan - University of KashmirSabrina Kumschick - Stellenbosch UniversityLori Lach - Australian Institute of Tropical Health and MedicineKatharina Lapin - Austrian Research Centre for ForestsSimone Lioy - University of TurinChunlong Liu - Ocean University of ChinaZoe J MacMullen - University of ExeterManuela A Mazzitelli - National University of Tierra del FuegoJohn Measey - Stellenbosch UniversityAgata A Mrugała-Koese - Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland FisheriesCamille L Musseau - Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland FisheriesHelen F Nahrung - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Forest Research InstituteAlessia Pepori - Institute for Sustainable Plant ProtectionLuis R Pertierra - Museo Nacional de Ciencias NaturalesElizabeth F Pienaar - University of GeorgiaPetr Pyšek - Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of BotanyGonzalo Rivas Torres - Universidad San Francisco de QuitoHenry A Rojas Martinez - Universidad San Francisco de QuitoJulissa Rojas-Sandoval - University of ConnecticutNed L Ryan-Schofield - The University of AdelaideRocío M Sánchez - Universidad Nacional de CórdobaAlberto Santini - Institute for Sustainable Plant ProtectionDavide Santoro - Ministry for Primary IndustriesRiccardo Scalera - IUCN/SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group, Rome, ItalyLisanna Schmidt - Estonian Academy of ArtsTinyiko Cavin Shivambu - University of South AfricaSima Sohrabi - Ferdowsi University of MashhadElena Tricarico - University of FlorenceAlejandro Trillo - Estación Biológica de DoñanaPieter Van't Hof - Universidad San Francisco de QuitoLara Volery - University of FribourgTsungai A Zengeya - University of Pretoria
- Publication details
- Scientific Data, Vol.12(1), pp.1-10
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Date published
- 2025
- DOI
- 10.1038/s41597-025-05184-5
- ISSN
- 2052-4463
- PMID
- 40399318; PMC12095621
- Copyright note
- This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article’s Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article’s Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.
- Grant note
- 31003A_179491 / Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung (Swiss National Science Foundation); 31BD30_184114 / Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung (Swiss National Science Foundation)
- Organisation Unit
- Forest Industries Research Centre
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 991130083902621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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