Metadata Catalogue Metadata Catalogue https://metadatacatalogue.lifewatch.dev/ https://metadatacatalogue.lifewatch.dev//srv/eng/portal.opensearch https://metadatacatalogue.lifewatch.dev//srv/eng/rdf.search?any= eng Continents, countries, sea regions of the world. https://metadatacatalogue.lifewatch.dev//srv/eng/thesaurus.download?ref=external.place.regions ecoportal.fos_1.rdf https://metadatacatalogue.lifewatch.dev//srv/eng/thesaurus.download?ref=external.ecoportal.fos application/xml XML text/html HTML 0b4d8fea-322b-4a0c-94e0-101f4b4adbd5 Alien and Invasive Species Virtual Research Environment The LifeWatch Italy national node has realised the Alien and Invasive Species Virtual Research Environment (Alien Species VRE) for supporting researchers to address basic and applied studies on ecosystem vulnerability to alien species arrival. <div><br></div><div>The Alien Species VRE allows to: </div><div>- access and download harmonised data on the national distribution of species of fauna and flora belonging to different habitats (marine, fresh and transitional waters, and terrestrial) published through the LifeWatch Italy Data Portal and distributed by the LifeWatch ERIC Metadata Catalogue; </div><div>- upload their own datasets structured according to the LifeWatch Italy Data Schema in order to execute the service included in the VRE.</div> alien species ecosystem vulnerability Virtual Research Environment thesaurus data analysis DOI 2016-01-01 2021-01-01 copyright University of Bari, Biology Department CNR ISE - National Research Council of Italy Institute of Ecosystem Study CNR Electromagnetic Sensing of the Environment (IREA), Remote Sensing Departement Institute of Research on Terrestrial Ecosystems (IRET), National Research Council (CNR) LifeWatch ERIC Service Centre NR Electromagnetic Sensing of the Environment (IREA), Remote Sensing Department University of Salento, LifeWatch Italy Giuseppe Corriero Cataldo Pierri Angela Boggero Paolo Tagliolato Paolo Colangelo Ilaria Rosati Nicola Fiore Maria Teresa Manca Lucia Vaira Alessandro Oggioni Alberto Basset