Package: impIndicator 0.6.1

impIndicator: Impact Indicators of Alien Taxa

The negative impact of alien species is recognised as a major threat to biodiversity. However, in the absence of evidence-based impact indicators that follow the Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable (FAIR) Data Principles with standardised workflows, the impacts of alien species are not systematically estimated over time, a major gap for policy. We develop the impIndicator R package, using an open-source workflow for computing impact indicators of alien species, by combining occurrence data from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) with Environmental Impact Classification for Alien Taxa (EICAT) assessments.

Authors:Mukhtar Muhammed Yahaya [aut, cre], Sabrina Kumschick [aut, ctb], Sandra MacFadyen [aut, ctb], Pietro Landi [aut, ctb], Cang Hui [aut, ctb], Ward Langeraert [ctb], Stellenbosch University [cph], European Union's Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Programme [fnd]