Invasive species compendium (Beta) /
"The Invasive Species Compendium (ISC) is an encyclopaedic resource that brings together a wide range of different types of science-based information to support decision-making in invasive species management worldwide. It comprises detailed datasheets that have been written by experts, edited b...
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| Format: | Database |
| Language: | English |
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[Wallingford, Oxfordshire] :
CABI,
2011-
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| Online Access: | Connect to this online resource. |
| Summary: | "The Invasive Species Compendium (ISC) is an encyclopaedic resource that brings together a wide range of different types of science-based information to support decision-making in invasive species management worldwide. It comprises detailed datasheets that have been written by experts, edited by an independent scientific organization, peer reviewed, and enhanced with data from specialist organizations, images, and maps, a bibliographic database and full text articles. New datasheets and data sets continue to be added, datasheets are reviewed and updated, and scientific literature added on a weekly basis The ISC has been resourced by a diverse international Consortium of Government departments, Non-governmental organizations and private companies."--About. At launch over 1500 full datasheets on invasive species and animal diseases have been developed for inclusion in the ISC. The ISC also includes a library with full text articles, a bibliographic database with links to 65,000 abstracts from CAB Direct (a subset of CAB Abstracts) and a glossary of over 780 terms and definitions. |
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| Item Description: | Description based on opening page (viewed Jan. 4, 2012). Electronic resource. |
| Publication Frequency: | Updated weekly |