Dataset of the impacts of invasive alien species (IAS) in Brazil

This dataset summarizes the research on the impacts of Invasive Alien Species (IAS) documented in Brazil from 1981 to 2022 and was used to subsidize the Brazilian Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (BPBES). Impacts of non-native plants and animals, but not microorganisms and fungi, on terrestrial and aquatic (freshwater and marine) environments were included in this review. Most of the literature reviewed consisted of published articles, plus a few book chapters, dissertations, theses, and reports. We found 1,003 records of ecological and economic impacts (970 negative and 33 positive) caused by 239 different species, as well as effects on people’s well-being.