Abstract

The 2016–2018National Invasive Species Council (NISC) Management Plan and Executive Order 13751 call for US federal agencies to foster technology development and application to address invasive species and their impacts. This paper complements and draws on an Innovation Summit, review of advanced biotechnologies applicable to invasive species management, and a survey of federal agencies that respond to these high-level directives. We provide an assessment of federal government capacities for the early detection of and rapid response to invasive species (EDRR) through advances in technology application; examples of emerging technologies for the detection, identification, reporting, and response to invasive species; and guidance for fostering further advancements in applicable technologies. Throughout the paper, we provide examples of how federal agencies are applying technologies to improve programmatic effectiveness and cost-efficiencies. We also highlight the outstanding technology-related needs identified by federal agencies to overcome barriers to enacting EDRR. Examples include improvements in research facility infrastructure, data mobilization across a wide range of invasive species parameters (from genetic to landscape scales), promotion of and support for filling key gaps in technological capacity (e.g., portable, field-ready devices with automated capacities), and greater investments in technology prizes and challenge competitions.

中文翻译：

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技术创新：提高对入侵物种的早期发现和快速反应的能力

摘要

在到2016年- 2018年国家外来入侵物种委员会（NISC）管理计划第13751号行政命令要求美国联邦机构促进技术开发和应用，以解决入侵物种及其影响。本文是对创新峰会的补充和借鉴，它对适用于入侵物种管理的先进生物技术进行了回顾，并对对这些高层指令做出回应的联邦机构进行了调查。我们通过技术应用的进步来评估联邦政府对入侵物种的早期发现和快速反应的能力（EDRR）；用于检测，识别，报告和应对入侵物种的新兴技术实例；和指导，以促进适用技术的进一步发展。在整篇论文中，我们提供了一些示例，说明了联邦机构如何应用技术来提高计划的有效性和成本效率。我们还将重点介绍联邦机构为克服实施EDRR的障碍而确定的与技术相关的突出需求。例如，改进研究设施的基础设施，从广泛的入侵物种参数（从遗传尺度到景观尺度）动员数据，促进和支持填补技术能力的关键空白（例如，具有自动能力的便携式，现成设备） ，并加大对技术奖项和挑战赛的投入。