Biology - Invasive Species Program
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In the SpotlightStalking 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. Read More on the Partnership >> Meetings and Conferences
Odum Conference 2009 Rensselaerville, NY
Go to the Meetings and Conferences page for more upcoming events. 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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