This README.txt file was generated on 20230228 by Bethany Bradley


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GENERAL INFORMATION
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1. Title of Dataset: Appendix 1. Database of EICAT impact assessment summaries for 169 potential sleeper invasive plants in the Northeast United States



2. Author Information
  First Author Contact Information
        Name: Ayodelé O'Uhuru 
           Institution: University of Massachusetts,Amherst
           Address: 160 Holdsworth Way, Amherst, MA 01003 USA 
           Email: aouhuru@umass.edu


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


  Additional author Contact Information
           Name: Toni Lyn Morelli 
           Institution: University of Massachusetts,Amherst
           Address: 134 Morrill Science Center, Amherst MA 01003 USA 
           Email: morelli@umass.edu



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DATA & FILE OVERVIEW
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Directory of Files
   A. Filename: Appendix 1- Completed EICAT (Sleepers).zip       
      Short description: Summary reports of Environmental Impact Classification of Alien Taxa (EICAT)
assessments for 169 introduced, established plants in the Northeast (CT, MA, ME, NH, NY, RI, VT) that could become invasive with climate change. Files are named based on the evaluated Genus species.

Data files are associated with the publication "Identifying new invasives in the face of climate change: A focus on sleeper populations"
       


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DATA DESCRIPTION FOR: Appendix 1- Completed EICAT (Sleepers).zip
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1. Number of Files: 169 individual files & one summary 'Species List - Full'


2. Number of cases/rows: Depends on the species


3. Missing data codes:
        N/A        	Not Applicable 

4. Variable List

    See metadata in the 'Summary sheet metadata' and 'Data sheet metadata' tabs for a full description of the data columns.

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METHODOLOGICAL INFORMATION
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1. Software-specific information:

Name: Microsoft Excel 
Version: 16.61 
System Requirements: N/A 


2. Equipment-specific information: N/A 


3. Date of data collection 2020-2023