AKEPIC

Alaska Exotic Plants Information Clearinghouse

A cooperative project between the United States Forest Service, the National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, Alaska Natural Heritage Program and the United States Geologic Survey in support of the Alaska Committee for Noxious and Invasive Plants Management (CNIPM) and the Strategic Plan for Noxious and Invasive Plants Management in Alaska. The Alaska Natural Heritage Program administers the database and website for the project.

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Alaska's Most Wanted Invasive Species
Centaurea stoebe
Centaurea stoebe,
spotted knapweed,
invasive rank score 86
Lythrum salicaria
Lythrum salicaria,
purple loosestrife,
invasive rank score 83
Melilotus alba
Melilotus alba,
White sweetclover,
invasive rank score 80
Hieracium caespitosum   
Hieracium caespitosum,
meadow hawkweed,
invasive rank score 79

 

 

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How to DOWNLOAD data from AKEPIC

 

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AKEPIC 1997-2006

This dataset contains AKEPIC non-native plant records collected between 1997 and 2006.

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*For Excel 97-2003 users

AKEPIC 2007-Present

This dataset contains non-native plant records collected from 2007 to present

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AKEPIC 1997-Present

This dataset contains ALL non-native plant records available in AKEPIC. As there are over 65,000 records, only Excel 2007 users can download this file in its entirety.

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How to SUBMIT data to the AKEPIC database

 

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Field datasheet

Use this datasheet to collect information on exotic plant infestations following AKEPIC standards

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Data upload form

Use this Excel spreadsheet to enter the information you have gathered on one or more infestations you have recorded in the field. Submit the information to the AKEPIC data manager at ayanhp@uaa.alaska.edu

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AKEPIC User's Manual

Read this manual to learn more about the Alaska Exotic Plant Information Clearing House, AKEPIC, its origins and goals, and to get detailed instructions on how to collect and submit information to the database

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Non-native plants currently being tracked in AKEPIC

This datasheet conatins a list of all non-native plants that occur or are likely to occur in Alaska and that are being tracked in AKEPIC. Each tracked species has a unique plant code in the drop down menu labeled 'Plant Species Code'.

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List of AKEPIC funding agencies

Agencies and organizations that have provided finanacial support for AKEPIC by funding non-native plant surveys and/or data upload and maintenance functions.

  • Alaska Natural Heritage Program
  • Bureau of Land Management
  • Alaska Department of Natural Resources
  • National Park Service
  • United States Forest Service

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Alaska Natural Heritage Program
University of Alaska Anchorage
707 A Street, Anchorage, Alaska 99501
Phone (907) 257-2780 Fax (907) 257-2789
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Page updated January 5, 2010 by Susan C. Klein Research and Consulting
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