head 1.1; access; symbols; locks; strict; comment @# @; 1.1 date 2006.03.15.00.03.47; author AnnieSimpson; state Exp; branches; next ; desc @none @ 1.1 log @none @ text @%META:TOPICINFO{author="AnnieSimpson" date="1142381027" format="1.0" version="1.1"}% %META:TOPICPARENT{name="TerminologySummary"}% ---++Definition Framework matrix (proposed by Kevin Thiele) *Proposal* - we will provide a picklist of a large number of terms that people use in various databases to describe alien invasives (a shortlist is in *Table A*). These terms will include some we don't like, and the terms will not be mutually exclusive. However, we will also provide a more atomised set of terms using which providers must define what they mean by the terms they use. The term-defining concepts and terms are in *Table B* below. See also SampleDefinitions. *Table A* | Some terms used in databases | |Alien |Invasive |Non-Invasive| |Introduced | | | |Native | | | |Exotic | | | |Cryptogenic | | | |adventive | | | |feral | | | |foreign | | | |naturalised | | | *Table B* |Elements needed to rigorously define these terms| | Origin| | | |Outside polygon of interest| | |Inside polygon of interest| | |Not relevant| | |Not known| | Human agent in range change?| | |Yes| | |No| | |Not relevant| | |Not known| | |Not applicable| | Impact | | | |Has negative impact (at least sometimes)| | |Does not have negative impact| | |Not relevant| | |Not known| | Establishment | | | |Established| | |Not established| | |Not relevant| | |Not known| | Geographic Range | | | |Widespread and/or spreading| | |Not widespread, not spreading| | |Not relevant| | |Not known| | Ecological Range | | | |Restricted to human-modified habitats| | |Occurs in natural habitats| | |Not relevant| | |Not known| -- Main.AnnieSimpson - 14 Mar 2006 @