Abstract

With a view toward creating a national Early Detection and Rapid Response Program (EDRR) program, the United States National Invasive Species Council Management Plan for 2016–2018 calls for a series of assessments of federal EDRR capacities, including the evaluation of “relevant federal information systems to provide the data and other information necessary for risk analyses/horizon scanning, rapid specimen identification, and rapid response planning.” This paper is a response to that directive. We provide an overview of information management needs for enacting EDRR and discuss challenges to meeting these needs. We then review the history of relevant US policy directives for advancing invasive species information systems and provide an overview of federal invasive species information system capacities, including current gaps and inconsistencies. We conclude with a summary of key principles and needs for establishing a national invasive species information framework. Our findings are consistent with earlier studies and, thus, emphasize the need to act on long-recognized needs. As a supplement to this paper, we have cataloged federal invasive species databases and information tools identified through this work.

中文翻译：

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构想国家入侵物种信息框架

摘要

为了制定国家早期发现和快速反应计划（EDRR）计划，美国国家入侵物种委员会管理计划2016-2018年要求对联邦EDRR能力进行一系列评估，包括对“相关联邦信息系统的评估，以提供风险分析/水平扫描，快速标本识别和快速响应计划所需的数据和其他信息。” 本文是对该指令的回应。我们概述了制定EDRR的信息管理需求，并讨论了满足这些需求的挑战。然后，我们回顾了有关推进入侵物种信息系统的美国相关政策指令的历史，并概述了联邦入侵物种信息系统的能力，包括当前的差距和矛盾之处。最后，我们总结了建立国家入侵物种信息框架的关键原则和需求。我们的发现与早期研究一致，因此强调必须根据长期认可的需求采取行动。作为本文的补充，我们对通过这项工作确定的联邦入侵物种数据库和信息工具进行了分类。