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Toward a comprehensive information system to assist invasive species management in Hawaii and Pacific Islands

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Mark Fornwall  and
Lloyd Loope
Lloyd Loope
Affiliation:
USGS Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center, P.O. Box 369, Makawao, Maui, HI 96768
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Abstract

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The need for coordinated regional and global electronic databases to assist prevention, early detection, rapid response, and control of biological invasions is well accepted. The Pacific Basin Information Node (PBIN), a node of the National Biological Information Infrastructure, has been increasingly engaged in the invasive species enterprise since its establishment in 2001. Since this time, PBIN has sought to support frontline efforts at combating invasions, through working with stakeholders in conservation, agriculture, forestry, health, and commerce to support joint information needs. Although initial emphasis has been on Hawaii, cooperative work with other Pacific islands and countries of the Pacific Rim is already underway and planned.

Keywords

Miconia calvescensbiological surveysdata integrationinformation servicesdecision support systems
Type
Weed Management
Information
Weed Science , Volume 52 , Issue 5 , October 2004 , pp. 854 - 856
Copyright
Copyright © Weed Science Society of America 

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