In 1999, the database on species introduced into Poland was developed at the Institute of Nature Conservation, Polish Academy of Sciences in Krakow for the Ministry of the Environment. In 2003, thanks to a grant from the US State Department, part of the data was translated and made accessible on the Internet. In 2003-2009, as a result of cooperation between a group of experts, new species were included. Currently there are 1066 alien species of plants, animals and fungi in the database. Part of the detailed data relating to species is available. These include: pathway, place and time of introduction into Poland, current distribution, population trends and impact on native species, habitats and ecosystems. Necessity and methods of species control management are also assessed. The Polish database became a part of NOBANIS which is an important gateway to data on invasive alien species in Northern and Central Europe. The database was also the main source of data from Poland provided for the DAISIE project, whose aim was to develop a database of on all alien species in Europe. In 2009, the database structure was significantly changed, according to guidelines developed by GISIN. ... [Information of the supplier, modified]
The flora of Poland in the 20th century has been listed in full in only three publications. None of these is adequate as a species checklist for the present territory of Poland. The nomenclature used in these works has also lost much of its currency. The present checklist covers the whole of the vascular flora of Poland. It includes all native species and established alien species, as well as ephemerophytes (mainly according to ROSTAŃSKI and SOWA 1986–1987) and species often cultivated in Poland. Not included were sporadic fugitives from cultivated areas. The alphabetical list of taxa includes about 6,000 Latin names and over 4,000 Polish names of all (about 2,750) species of vascular plants occurring in our country. Apart from currently binding Polish and Latin names, the most important synonyms in both languages are also included. ... [Information of the supplier, modified]
