b015050f-3a16-4a97-8853-6658979abefc eng dataset Digital and Data Solutions, JNCC data@jncc.gov.uk pointOfContact 2018-05-17 UK Biodiversity Indicator B6, Pressure from invasive species 2016-01-19 2016-01-19 b015050f-3a16-4a97-8853-6658979abefc This spreadsheet is the underlying data for the biodiversity indicator B6, Pressure from invasive species. The United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) identifies invasive non-native species as a major threat to biodiversity. Many non-native species do not threaten biodiversity but invasive non-native species can spread disease (e.g. signal crayfish Pacifastacus leniusculus), modify ecosystems (e.g. rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum), drastically reduce populations of native species (e.g. American mink Mustela vison), or hybridise with native species (e.g. ruddy duck Oxyura jamaicensis). Under the CBD, the United Kingdom has an international obligation to address the impacts of invasive non-native species. In 2008, the UK Government published the Invasive Non-native Species Framework Strategy for Great Britain. The indicator (Figure B6i) shows the change in number of invasive non-native species established across more than 10 per cent of the land area of Great Britain, or more than 10 per cent of the extent of the coastline. There are 180 established invasive non-native species included within the indicator, comprising 39 freshwater species, 34 marine species and 107 terrestrial species. This is one of a suite of 24 UK biodiversity indicators published by JNCC on behalf of Defra; the latest publication date was 19 January 2016 - for indicator B6 the latest data are for 2015. The supporting technical document details the methodology used to create the indicator. Digital and Data Solutions, JNCC data@jncc.gov.uk distributor Terrestrial UK Biodiversity Evidence Biodiversity awareness indicator invasive alien species invasive species Released under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Attribution statement "Contains public sector information from the Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland, British Trust for Ornithology, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Marine Biological Association, and National Biodiversity Network Gateway, licenced under the Open Government Licence v3.0" otherRestrictions No limitations eng environment -8.65 2.0 49.77 61.0 1960 2015 http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/page-4246 Data set supported by a Word document (B6 - Pressure from invasive species.docx) containing all of the website text, two jpeg images (UKBI2015_B6i_Final.jpg, UKBI2015_B6ii_Final.jpg), and a technical document (UKBI2015_TechBG_B6_Final.docx) detailing the methodology used to create the indicator. Microsoft Excel for Windows Unknown http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/page-4246 page-4246 Source: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland, British Trust for Ornithology, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Marine Biological Association, National Biodiversity Network Gateway.