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Taxonomic Database Working Group

Version: 1.2 -- UseCaseAnalysisGISIN; also see UserScenariosAndUseCases

Last Update: 7th of November, 2006

Introduction

This document takes the use cases, described in the Use Cases document, and describes how they will be implemented. The end result is a list of operational modes that are part of the requirements for the specification.

Use Cases

1. Is your network going to evaluate different technologies to manage the various exotic plants? Basically, how well can we actually manage any of these exotics?

- There are existing web sites that provide management information including a global management project register where details of techniques, costs, etc. will be available. (www.issg.org/database). In the future we will be sharing profiles and case studies that include management information.

2. Scientist wishes to estimate rate of expansion of new invader based on global occurrence data.

a. Goes to a GISIN web site for modeling

b. Searches for the desired species
c. Requests a model of the species if it invaded New Zealand

i. GISIN enabled web site searches across all available servers for all occurrence data for the species.
ii. Site queries available environmental servers for matching environmental data (with something like WMS)
iii. Site maps predicted potential distribution onto New Zealand based on areas that match environmental data of existing occurrences.

3. Where in the world is phoenix palm listed as invasive?

- Query GINIS provider for locations where phoenix palm is described as invasive

3.1 How invasive is it in those places?

- Query GINIS providers for locations and invasiveness (BioStatus.Invasiveness) where phoenix palm is described as invasive
- Link the user to original web site for more information

4. What are the southern most places where phoenix palm was been described as invasive?

Use the same operation as 3.1 and then obtain the locations of each entry and sort them by latitude. Locations without available spatial data have to be flagged as such for the user. While this is non-optimal for the user this is seen as a secondary usage (derived).

5. Two local governments in South-east Queensland Australia, have discovered a species not previously recorded in the state (or country) -Dyschoriste depressa - a native of South Africa. It is apparent that once it establishes in waterways (it's preferred habitat in its country of origin) it is very difficult to treat. They are contemplating undertaking an eradication program but they need to find out the average seed longevity and germination rate for the species. GISIN allows a search of botanists/ecologists in South Africa to contact.

- Search for profiles of Dyschoriste depressa, this will also contain cites for literature for further study.
- Support the Delivering Alien Invasive Species for Europe (DAISIE) as a resource for locations of experts
- In the future, the user could search for case studies for this species.

6. GISIN allows a species based search that shows experts in the treatment of that species

- Send them to the DAISIE register of experts

7. A reviewer looks up GISIN to check if the scientific (Linnaean) name of an invasive species listed in a 15 year old publication is the correct contemporary name, or a synonym / subordinate name

- Direct them to a name resolving service such as ECAT, ITIS, TROPICOS, Species 2000 etc.

8. A reserve manager requests GISIN to list any reported habitat preference/s for species X in its native region.

Option 1: Information directly from BioStatus
- Query all locations and habitat information where the species is native
- Examine Habitat information

Option 2: Use occurrences to derive niche information with environmental data from other services
- Query all occurrence locations where the species is native
- Obtain spatial data/coordinates for the locations
- Add environmental information from other services based on coordinates (DEMs from JPL)
- Build a niche model

Option 3: Use occurrences to derive niche information from GISIN information
- Query all occurrence locations (inc. spatial data), and ancillary data, where the species is native

Option 4:
- In the near future, Profiles from all GISIN providers.

8.1 Case 8 in its invaded location/s

Do the options above with non-native instead of native

9. A risk assessor looks up GISIN to find if any environmental temperature and salinity tolerance data has been reported for species Y, a suspected brackish water invader

- request same as 8 without biostatus limitation, but limit habitat preference to specific parameters (temperature and salinity tolerance)
-return values for temperature and for salinity tolerance OR return null

10. Traditionally in Canada, the disposal options for infected plant material are either deep burial or incineration. With large amounts of plant material needing disposal in some cases, are other disposal options available?

- In the future, Query all profiles in the kingdom Plantae with the keyword “disposal” within the management section
- See the DASIE site for a list of experts

11. With the discovery of Sirex noctilio in North America, what control options are available?

- In the future, Query the management section all profiles for the species Sirex noctilio
- See the DASIE site for a list of experts

12. "For non native plant or animal species X:

12.1 What is it? ID information and distinguishing it from other species (keys or references to keys) and links to flora or fauna references with the species description.

- Refer folks to taxonomic keys?

12.2 Where is it?

- Get an occurrence list for the species
- Get a distribution list of the species

12.2.1 Where it is native?

- Query Distribution Record location for species where biostatus is native

12.2.2 Where it is naturalized or invasive?

- Query Distribution Record location for species where biostatus is naturalized or invasive

12.2.3 Is it problematic in its native range?

- Query Distribution Record location for species where biostatus is native and problematic

12.2.4 Distinguish between problems in the more natural and versus human modified ecosystems.

Option 1:
- Get occurance data for the species
- Correlate with data from other systems

Option 2:
- Get Distribution Records.Impacts for the species

12.3 How do you kill it? Control methods, including successful and unsuccessful biocontrol.

- In the near future, get the management data for the profiles for the species

12.4 Pathways to introduction or mechanisms of spread. E.g. bird dispersed, wind dispersed, parasite etc

- Query the Distribution Records Introduction and Dispersal fields for the species

12.4.1 Laws

- Web sites may have links to laws for countries. Typically available as a review of policy (e.g. import standards for wood packaging material) related to invasive species. Distribution Records may have legal status (e.g. prohibited, noxious) in their ancillary data.

12.4.2 Published articles

- Refer to other web sites. In the near future, may be included in profiles. In the future, look to TDWG efforts to expose literature to machine queries.

12.3.3 Controls including herbicides and pesticides

- In the near future, get the management data for the profiles for the species

13. During a rapid assessment in a protected area in Belize, some grasses are found that may be invasive species. It proves impossible to identify them with the botanical keys at hand and there is no time and/or money to send specimens to a specialist abroad. The GISIN network should contain keys and pictures to assist in the identification and verification of these species.

- Provide links to existing keys on the GISIN web site, in the future we may do something else.

14. What is the change of distribution range of invasive species X in country/area Y?

- Query the list of occurrence locations and dates of the species in the country/area
- Sort by date
- Put up a really cool animation

15. Let us imagine that there is a pair of species A and B, which look very similar. One of them is invasive alien species and the other is a 'normal', harmless one. It might be useful to have some help in the Internet how to recognize these two easily. You suggested that the species experts could be found but in some cases it might be possible to put the necessary determining tools, plus photos, drawings etc in the net (plus the name of the expert(s), who made the determining tool in th

- Provide links to existing keys on the GISIN web site, in the future we may do something else.
- Provide links to experts databases (DAISIE)
- Query similar species from profiles on species A and B

New Use Cases

1. Get any records that have abundance information.

- spatial extent
- spatial density

2. What are the southern most places in New Zealand where phoenix palm was been described as invasive?

- Query as in 3.1 but with a filter that the locations are in New Zealand?
- Problem: There is a national park in New Zealand listed as having the palm but we don’t have spatial data for the park.

3. Get all available literature on an invasive earth worm species?

Option 1:
- Query Web of science with keywords for the species and the word “invasive”

Option 2:
- Query all citations from distribution records for the species where the biostatus is invasive

Option 3:
- Query all profiles for the species

-- Main.AnnieSimpson - 04 Aug 2007@