Invasive species - Invasive plants near waterways in West and East Flanders, Belgium

Study Extent

In 2011, ca. 1250 kilometers were screened (not in detail) for the presence of invasive alien plants, as defined by the ISEIA-protocol. 23 invasive alien plant species were recorded, of which 13 belong to the ‘black list’ (species with the highest biological impact). The presence of invasive alien plants spanned 74 kilometers of river or canal banks (not taking overlap between species into account), 48 kilometers of which were occupied by black-list species.

Sampling

Fieldwork was mostly done by bike, surveying the river- and canalbanks. The goal was to have an overview, not to have an exhaustive mapping of all alien plants near waterways.

Quality Control

See step description.

Method steps

1. The source data for this dataset are stored in the INBO NBN database.
2. Create two SQL views to transform the data to Darwin Core (Events and Occurrences). These queries are available on GitHub at https://github.com/inbo/data-publication/tree/master/datasets/invasive-plants-waterways-occurrences.
3. These views are connected to the INBO IPT and documented with metadata.
4. The dataset is published and registered with GBIF.

The sampling focus for this dataset was invasive alien plants near waterways.

1. Plantae
   rank: kingdom
2. Impatiens glandulifera
   common name: reuzenbalsemien rank: species
3. Fallopia japonica
   common name: Japanse duizendknoop rank: species
4. Senecio inaequidens
   common name: bezemkruiskruid rank: species
5. Robinia pseudoacacia
   common name: gewone robinia rank: species
6. Parthenocissus
   common name: (valse) wingerd rank: genus
7. Quercus rubra
   common name: Amerikaanse eik rank: species
8. Prunus serotina
   common name: Amerikaanse vogelkers rank: species
9. Fallopia x bohemica
   common name: boheemse duizendknoop rank: species
10. Cornus sericea
    common name: Canadese kornoelje rank: species
11. Rhus typhina
    common name: fluweelboom rank: species
12. Mimulus guttatus
    common name: gele maskerbloem rank: species
13. Hydrocotyle ranunculoides
    common name: grote waternavel rank: species
14. Prunus laurocerasus
    common name: kerslaurier rank: species
15. Solidago gigantea
    common name: late guldenroede rank: species
16. Heracleum mantegazzianum
    common name: reuzenberenklauw rank: species
17. Rosa rugosa
    common name: rimpelroos rank: species
18. Fallopia sachalinensis
    common name: Sachalinse duizendknoop rank: species
19. Aster lanceolatus
    common name: smalle aster rank: species
20. Acer negundo
    common name: vederesdoorn rank: species
21. Cotoneaster horizontalis
    common name: vlakke dwergmispel rank: species
22. Buddleja davidii
    common name: vlinderstruik rank: species
23. Bidens frondosa
    common name: zwart tandzaad rank: species
24. Ailanthus altissima
    common name: hemelboom rank: species
25. Angelica archangelica
    common name: grote engelwortel rank: species

West and East Flanders, Belgium.