Information Management

The Invasive Species Program provides and coordinates the collection, synthesis, and accessibility of invasive species information.  As part of their strategic plan, they strive to:

• Develop methods for compiling and synthesizing accurate and reliable data and information on invasive species, and the development of information products to meet user needs, for inclusion in a distributed and integrated Web-based information system. (Note: includes databases supported by USGS research centers and cooperation with the ISIN of the NBII, Geographic Information Office (GIO), and other USGS programs, e.g., in development of data standards and information management tools).
• Develop methods to facilitate user interaction with the information, methods, and tools developed under the other goals of the Invasive Species Program.

Below is a sampling of research conducted in USGS Science Centers that deal with Information Management:

• Coordinated Intermountain Restoration Project - (Principal Investigator: David Pyke, FRESC)
  
  
• Developing Ecological Forecasting Models With High Performance Computing (in partnership with NASA) - (Principal Investigator: Tom Stohlgren, MESC)
  
  
• Development of Distributed Information Network: NISbase - (Principal Investigator: Pam Fuller, FISC)
  
  
• Development of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database - (Principal Investigator: Amy Benson, FISC)
  
  
• Documenting, Mapping, and Predicting Invasive Plants, Animals, and Diseases in the United States - (Principal Investigator: Tom Stohlgren, MESC)
  
  
• Ecological Effects of Non-Native Fish Introductions in Voyageurs National Park - (Principal Investigator: Larry Kallemeyn, CERC)
  
  
• Fire and Invasive Species: A NWRS Reference Guide to Policy, Best Management Practices, Monitoring, and Resources - (Principal Investigator: Matt Brooks, WERC)
  
  
• Introduced Plants - (Principal Investigator: William Halvorson, SBSC)
  
  
• Node: Pacific Basin Information Node - (Principal Investigator: Mark Fornwall)
  
  
• Leadership and Coordination (BRM) Mapping Tamarisk and the Cactus Moth - (Principal Investigator: Tom Stohlgren, MESC)
  
  
• NBII Invasive Species Information Node - (Principal Investigator: Catherine Jarnevich, FORT)
  
  
• Non-native, Invasive Plant Information for the Southwest: Southwest Exotic Plant Information Clearinghouse (SWEPIC)and Southwest Exotic Plant Mapping Project (SWEMP) - (Principal Investigator: Kathryn Thomas, SBSC)
  
  
• Standardized Protocols for Invasive Species Monitoring - (Principal Investigator: Pam Fuller, FISC)
  
  
• Understanding fire ecology and developing a fire management plan for upland habitats on Mauna Kea, Hawaii - (Principal Investigator: Jim Jacobi, PIERC)