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The IPANE Project: Invasive Plant Atlas of New England
Leslie J. Mehrhoff Invasive Plant Atlas of New England University of Connecticut
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IPANE Project Participants
Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut Homer Babbidge Library Center for Cartographic Analysis New England Wild Flower Society Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge, US F&WS
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Primary Funding: United Stated Department of Agriculture –
Initiative for Future Agriculture and Food Systems
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IPANE Goals New England Early Detection Network
Gather current & historic distributional data Make information available Conduct & encourage scientific research Increase public awareness Train volunteer spotters “Interoperability”
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IPANE Project Components
Atlas of invasive or potentially invasive plants in New England Interactive website Volunteer training - NEWFS Research – UCONN Outreach - NIPGro Regional Early Detection Network
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User Community Academia Conservationists Land Managers
Government Agencies Regulators & Legislators Green Industries Public
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Before we got started... Convened a knowledgeable committee
Defined our geography Established parameters for the kinds of data we would, and would not, gather Established criteria Established data gathering protocols
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Data Warehouse IN Herbarium records Current field data OUT
Species Catalog Collections database Maps
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IPANE Collections Databases
Herbarium specimen 20 + regional herbaria Capture all label data Geo-referenced – 35 K geo-reference points Metadata Current Field Data Field data from trained volunteers Geo-referenced from GPS or maps Verified by IPANE staff
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Importance of Herbarium Specimens
Document a species’ occurrence in space and time Permanent record Verifiable Good for teaching, demonstration, or as an identification aid “Herbarium currency”
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Volunteer Network 450 in 3 years – 25 per state per year
Volunteer coordinator Staff-run training sessions Terrestrial and Aquatic species On-line reporting forms Verification and Quality Control
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Spontaneous & Unsolicited Reports
“Report sighting” button on website Verification IPANE staff Regional herbaria FNA authors Initiate Rapid Assessment process
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The Invasive Plant Atlas for New England Website
invasives.eeb.uconn.edu/ipane Maps & database Catalog of species Project information Announcement and unmoderated lists Volunteer support Quizzes and “Weed Wisdom!”
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IPANE Catalog Scientific and common names
Diagnostic & incursion photographs Descriptive text Historical information Similar species Hard copy references and hot links Management links
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Berberis spp. Cardamine impatiens
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IPANE Databases Herbarium records 20+ herbaria Historic perspective
Modeling & pathways
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IPANE Databases Herbarium records 20+ herbaria Historic perspective
Modeling & pathways Current field data Ecological & site specific data Available shortly
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IPANE Maps Occurrences Herbarium records & current reports
State, county, town, & site occurrence ?? Automated
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The IPANE Project: An Early Detection and Rapid Assessment Network for New England
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Network Components Early Detection Rapid Assessment Rapid Response
Long-term Monitoring
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IPANE Rapid Responders Database
Field Botanists Floristic Botanists Control & Management Experts Regulatory Officials
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IPANE Rapid Responders Database
Geography – states and regional Responder categories Ecological systems – terrestrial and aquatic
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IPANE Rapid Assessment page
List of “Early Detection Species” Table of species’ status in all 6 states Early detection protocols How to report a possible new incursion
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IPANE list of species Approximately 100 species
Includes most of the species that appear on some state or regional list Criteria used to determine biological potential for invasiveness Problematic or questionable species
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Other things on the IPANE website
Project information Volunteers information Associated projects Associated research Quizzes Weed Wisdom!
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