Report prepared for the Experts Meeting Towards the Implementation of a Global Invasive Species
Information Network (GISIN), 6-8 April, 2004. Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
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predictions for potential distributions.
Approximately 200 requests for information
have been received by the Conabio
databases.
Conabio has demonstrated the importance
of using existing information from museum
collections and other organizations to
assess risk, give advice to authorities and
the public, and act upon the threats posed
by introduced species.