Ware, Chris; Bergstrom, Dana Michelle; Müller, Eike; Alsos, Inger Greve (2012): (Table 2) Number of seeds of native or alien species found on traveler's footwear arriving in Svalbard, and seed germination percentages [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.840828, In supplement to: Ware, C et al. (2011): Humans introduce viable seeds to the Arctic on footwear. Biological Invasions, 14(3), 567-577, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-011-0098-4
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Further details:
Pysek, Petr (1998): Is there a taxonomic pattern to plant invasions? Oikos, 82, 282-294, https://doi.org/10.2307/3546968
Coverage:
Latitude: 78.900000 * Longitude: 18.010000
Event(s):
Comment:
Taraxacum sp. are not currently listed as a Svalbard alien, but are present in the Russian settlement of Pyramiden (Ware, pers. obs.) and Barentsburg (Alsos, pers. obs.).
Parameter(s):
| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Group | Group | Tsujimoto, Megumu | |||
| 2 | Family | Family | Tsujimoto, Megumu | a) identified as the most invasive worldwide (as per Pysek 1998) or with a high number of invasive species (ISSG 2010 | ||
| 3 | Species | Species | Tsujimoto, Megumu | |||
| 4 | Number of seeds | Seeds | # | Tsujimoto, Megumu | native | |
| 5 | Number of seeds | Seeds | # | Tsujimoto, Megumu | alien | |
| 6 | Number of seeds | Seeds | # | Tsujimoto, Megumu | unidentified | |
| 7 | Mode of life | Living | Tsujimoto, Megumu | perennial (P), annual (A) or both (A/P) according to www.plants.usda.gov | ||
| 8 | Germination rate | Germ rate | % | Tsujimoto, Megumu |
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