Corrigendum: EPPO Standard PM 5/6 (1) EPPO prioritization process for invasive alien plants

Abstract

The EPPO Panel on Invasive Alien Plants would like to update some information presented in EPPO Standard PM 5/6 (1) EPPO Prioritization Process for Invasive Alien Plants (EPPO, 2012a).

In PM 5/6, the references to the EPPO Standard PM 3/67 Guidelines for the management of invasive alien plants or potentially invasive alien plants which are intended for import or have been intentionally imported should be deleted. The Standard was withdrawn in 2023.

The references to ISPM no. 11 (Pest Risk Analyses for Quarantine Pests including analysis of environmental risks and living modified organisms) should be changed to ISPM 11 Pest Risk Analyses for Quarantine Pests.

The text which states:

‘The guidelines on pest risk analysis of EPPO Standard PM 5/3 Decision-support scheme for quarantine pests should be followed for the performance of a PRA’.

should be replaced by.

‘The guidelines on pest risk analysis of EPPO Standard PM 5/3 Decision-support scheme for quarantine pests may be followed for the performance of a PRA or, for a simplified scheme, the EPPO Standard PM 5/5 Decision-support scheme for an Express Pest Risk Analysis (EPPO, 2012b), and the additional guidance can be used.’

The reference to EPPO Plant Quarantine Data Retrieval system (PQR) should be changed to EPPO Global Database: https://gd.eppo.int/. This resource should be used to cross-check the validity of species names cited in the Standard.

Other specific updates

Additional resources to assess the distribution and origin of plants include:

Plants of the World Online: https://powo.science.kew.org/

The World Flora Online: https://www.worldfloraonline.org/

Reference to specific EUNIS habitat types has been updated and the following website should be consulted for up-to-date classifications: https://eunis.eea.europa.eu/

Köppen-Geiger high-resolution maps have been recently updated for six approximately 30- year periods within 1901-2099: https://www.gloh2o.org/koppen/

For up-to-date maps of biogeographical regions in Europe consulate: https://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/biogeographical-regions-in-europe-2

The DAISIE database is available via https://www.gbif.org/dataset/39f36f10-559b-427f-8c86-2d28afff68ca

The Global Invasive Species Information Network (GISIN) website is no longer available.

The Global Invasive Species database is available via https://www.iucngisd.org/gisd/

An additional resource for introduced and invasive species is the Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species: https://griis.org/