This README.txt file was generated on 20200311 by Bethany Bradley


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GENERAL INFORMATION
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1. Title of Dataset:

Appendix 1. Database of impact assessments for 100 range-shifting invasive plants


2. Author Information

  First Author Contact Information
        Name: Mei Rockwell-Postel
           Institution: University of Massachusetts, Amherst
           Address:
           Email:


  Corresponding Author Contact Information
        Name: Bethany Bradley
           Institution: University of Massachusetts, Amherst
           Address: 160 Holdsworth Way, Amherst MA 01003
           Email: bbradley@eco.umass.edu



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DATA & FILE OVERVIEW
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Directory of Files
   A. Filename: Appendix 1 100 Species Database.xlsx       
      Short description: Database of Environmental Impact Classification of Alien Taxa (EICAT)
assessments for 100 invasive plants projected to shift into southern New England with climate
change.       
  
Data files are associated with the publication "Supporting proactive management in the context of climate change: Prioritizing range-shifting invasive plants based on impact"     
   

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DATA DESCRIPTION FOR: Appendix 1 100 Species Database.xlsx
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1. Number of variables: N/A


2. Number of cases/rows: 896 rows, each corresponding to a specific study on invasive plant impact.
Species with no impact studies are also included as rows of data coded as 'Not Available'


3. Missing data codes:
        Not Available        Data not available


4. Variable List

	See metadata in the 'metadata' tab for a full description of the data columns.



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METHODOLOGICAL INFORMATION
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1. Software-specific information:

Name: Excel
Version: Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2016



2. Equipment-specific information:
	Not Applicable


3. Date of data collection (single date, range, approximate date): 2017-2019