The ISIN's partner, the National Institute for Invasive Species Science (NIISS) is working with NASA to create spatial models that use remotely sensed data, field-sampled data, and geostatistical modeling to describe landscape-scale patterns of plant diversity and exotic invasions on the Cerro Grande Wildfire Site, Los Alamos, New Mexico. The number of invasive species was found to be correlated with areas of high native species richness. To learn more about this project, please visit the Cerro Grande Wildfire Site - part of NASA's Invasive Species Forecasting System.

The Colorado State University's Natural Resources and Ecology Laboratory (NREL) and the Colorado Agricultural Experiment Station Leafy Spurge Modelling presentation (PPT).

The ISIN partner University of Tennesse Chattanooga (UTC) geographic information systems (GIS) research laboratory, working in tandem with wildlife management officers from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GSMNP), has begun to use GIS to examine twenty-six years of park service efforts to control populations of an invasive species, the exotic European wild boar ( Sus scrofa Linneaus ). View a powerpoint presentation that further details these research efforts.

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Map showing hog control efforts in the Great Smokey Mountain National Park.

A database of invasive species experts is in the works. (An example modeled after the ESA/NBII Ecological Information Network's (EIN) Expert Database advanced search option is currently available here.

To search for expertise on "Exotic/Introduced Species" use the Advanced Search option of the Ecological Information Network's (EIN) Expertise Database. Search TIP! First select the Ecological Expertise category, then select the Exotic/Introduced Species expertise subject.

The Southwest Exotic Mapping Program (SWEMP) is a USGS Colorado Plateau Field Station (CPFS) program that coordinates the compilation of a regional database of non-native invasive plant distributions for the southwest (Arizona, New Mexico and adjacent areas of adjoining states) and creates maps for those distributions. To learn more about this project visit the SWEMP Web site. The SWEMP is a component of the Southwest Exotic Plant Information Clearinghouse (SWEPIC).

The Tamarix Cooperative Mapping Iniative (T-Map) is a cooperative partnership designed to combat the invasion of Tamarix species into North American landscapes. The primary mission is to provide real-time accurate locational information on current Tamarix populations / infestations. The aim is to provide a 'bulletin board' like setting in which trusted land managers, scientists, and concerned public may contribute data about known occurrences. T-Map is a sophisticated internet mapping application that allows users to submit data about Tamarix infestations remotely. To learn more, visit the T-Map Web site.