Data from: Ecological impact assessments of alien species in Norway ...

• Main Authors: Sandvik, Hanno, Hilmo, Olga, Henriksen, Snorre, Elven, Reidar, Åsen, Per Arvid, Hegre, Hanne, Pedersen, Oddvar, Pedersen, Per Anker, Solstad, Heidi, Vandvik, Vigdis, Westergaard, Kristine B., Ødegaard, Frode, Åström, Sandra, Elven, Hallvard, Endrestøl, Anders, Gammelmo, Øivind, Hatteland, Bjørn Arild, Solheim, Halvor, Nordén, Björn, Sundheim, Leif, Talgø, Venche, Falkenhaug, Tone, Gulliksen, Bjørn, Jelmert, Anders, Oug, Eivind, Sundet, Jan, Forsgren, Elisabet, Finstad, Anders, Hesthagen, Trygve, Nedreaas, Kjell, Wienerroither, Rupert, Husa, Vivian, Fredriksen, Stein, Sjøtun, Kjersti, Steen, Henning, Hansen, Haakon, Hamnes, Inger S., Karlsbakk, Egil, Magnusson, Christer, Ytrehus, Bjørnar, Pedersen, Hans Christian, Swenson, Jon E., Syvertsen, Per Ole, Stokke, Bård Gunnar, Gjershaug, Jan Ove, Dolmen, Dag, Kjærstad, Gaute, Johnsen, Stein Ivar, Jensen, Thomas C., Hassel, Kristian
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: Dryad 2020
• Subjects: alien species; area of occupancy; door-knocker species; ecological effect; ecological impact; genetic contamination; introduction pathway; Invasion potential; quantitative impact assessment; Norway; Svalbard; Jan Mayen; Arctic; Arctic Archipelago
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5061/dryad.8sf7m0cjc; https://datadryad.org/stash/dataset/doi:10.5061/dryad.8sf7m0cjc

Due to globalisation, trade and transport, the spread of alien species is increasing dramatically. Some alien species become ecologically harmful by threatening native biota. This can lead to irreversible changes in local biodiversity and ecosystem functioning, and, ultimately, to biotic homogenisat...