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<DIV><B>Subject:</B> European Alien Species Expertise Registry</DIV>
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<DIV>Dear colleagues</DIV>
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<DIV>Within the actual EU project DAISIE <A
href="http://www.europe-aliens.org">http://www.europe-aliens.org</A> a European
Alien Species Expertise Registry has now been established. This registry intends
to collect the expertise of experts which may be useful to gather the knowledge
on those species which are actually alien in Europe or may become so. Thus,
unlike its title, we want to gather the expertise of experts from all over the
world, since species alien to Europe come from all over the world.</DIV>
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<DIV>The expertise registry contains details for individual experts with respect
to taxonomic expertise, geographic units, and thematic areas (e.g. distribution,
conservation, restoration, ecology, economical impact, genetics, legislation,
administration, management, control, biocontrol, pathways, transportation,
physiology, risk assessment, taxonomy, systematics).</DIV>
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<DIV>The expertise registry has only now been set up and grows. We hope to
include already within this year a relevant part of experts and expertise. This
will enable us to analyze this expertise and to draw conclusions. One of our
goals is a paper which may become a political postulation to ameliorate the
expertise in those areas where it is not sufficient. You see, it may also become
important for yourself, in the long run, to be included into our registry.</DIV>
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<DIV>Please take the time to register at <A
href="http://daisie.ckff.si/">http://daisie.ckff.si</A> the registry should be
self explanatory, and it will take you only 5 minutes. Forward this message to
other experts which may not have been reached by this mail.</DIV>
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<DIV>Many thanks and best regards</DIV>
<DIV>Wolfgang Nentwig</DIV>
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<DIV><TT>Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Nentwig, Zoological Institute, University of
Bern</TT></DIV>
<DIV><TT>Baltzerstr. 6, CH 3012 Bern (Switzerland, old Europe)</TT></DIV>
<DIV><TT>Tel. +0041-31-631-4520 (direct), -4511(secretary),
-4888(fax)</TT></DIV>
<DIV>http://www.zoology.unibe.ch/nentwig/</DIV>
<DIV>http://www.zoology.unibe.ch/ecol/</DIV>
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<DIV><A href="http://www.elsevier-deutschland.de/artikel/711521"><B>Lehrbuch der
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<DIV><A href="http://www.araneae.unibe.ch/"><B>Internet Key for European
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