Biology - Invasive Species Program
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In the Spotlight
Stalking Snakes: Days (and Nights) in the Life of a Brown Treesnake Rapid Responder (By James Stanford, USGS Rapid Response Team Coordinator, Guam) - From the website: "To understand what is involved in defending snake-free islands against this unwanted, highly adaptable invader, you are invited to take an 18-month journey through a chronicle of “life as a USGS Rapid Response Team coordinator”..." Read More >> Photo of a Brown Treesnake (Boiga irregularis; USGS photo by Isaac Chellman). Partnership in Action
Ecological Forecasting: A NASA/USGS Partnership to Predict and Manage Biological Invasions - In a joint effort to combat invasive species in the U.S., the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Fort Collins Science Center (FORT), NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, and Colorado State University (CSU) are combining resources and expertise in developing a National Invasive Species Forecasting System for the management and control of invasive species on all U.S. Department of the Interior and adjacent lands and waters. Scientists in FORT's Invasive Species Science Program have been engaged in ongoing research into the ecology of invasive species and vulnerable habitats to support prevention, early detection, assessment, containment, and, where possible, eradication of new invaders. FORT is the administrative home of the National Institute of Invasive Species Science, a growing consortium of partnerships between governmental and nongovernmental organizations that includes project partners NASA and CSU. Read More on the Partnership >> Meetings and Conferences
2009 Weed Science Society of America and Southern Weed Science Society Joint Meeting February 9-12, 2009 Orlando, Florida
Island Invasives: Eradication and Management February 8-12, 2010 Tamaki Campus, University of Auckland Auckland, New Zealand Additional ResourcesThe Invasive Species Information Node (ISIN) is a data management portal for invasive plants, animals, and pathogens in the United States and a thematic node of the National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII). It coordinates invasive species information from other NBII nodes, several USGS Science Centers, and other government and non-government partners. |
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