Invasive Species Science

Branch Chief: Tom Stohlgren

Scientists with FORT’s National Institute for Invasive Species Science are taking the lead in invasive species tracking and prevention by developing models to understand and forecast invasive species distribution and spread for more effective management and interdiction.

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Invasive Brown Treesnake Focus of Multi-Agency Science Meeting

The Brown Treesnake annual science meeting, taking place in Honolulu 16-18 April, involves about 100 interested parties from NGOs and local, territorial, State, and Federal agencies, with prominent representation by the U.S. Air Force, Navy, Fish and Wildlife Service, USGS, Office of Insular Affairs, Department of the Interior (Asst. Secretary for Policy and Management), USDA Wildlife Services, National Park Service, and USDA National Wildlife Research Center. USGS scientists are presenting six talks on Brown Treesnake research over the course of the three-day meeting. Prominent on this year's agenda is planning for a major expansion of military activity on Guam, which has implications for Brown Treesnake management in that it provides more opportunities (via transport) for accidental spread of this invasive snake to other locations. The USGS manages a hotline for reporting these snakes and leads the Brown Treesnake Rapid Response Team.

 Control and Containment of the Brown Treesnake and Other Invasive Reptiles

 

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 Vision of a cyberinfrastructure for nonnative, invasive species management

 Rejoinder to Harrison (2008): “The Myth of Plant Species Saturation”

 The myth of plant species saturation

 

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