Effective natural resource management and policy is contingent on information generated by research. Conversely, the applicability of research depends on whether it is responsive to the needs and constraints of resource managers and policy makers. However, many scientific fields including invasion ecology suffer from a disconnect between research and practice. Despite strong socio-political imperatives, evidenced by extensive funding dedicated to addressing invasive species, the pairing of invasion ecology with stakeholder needs to support effective management and policy is lacking. As a potential solution, we propose translational invasion ecology (TIE). As an extension of translational ecology, as a framework to increase collaboration among scientists, practitioners, and policy makers to reduce negative impacts of invasive species. As an extension of translational ecology, TIE is an approach that embodies an intentional and inclusive process in which researchers, stakeholders, and decision makers collaborate to develop and implement ecological research via joint consideration of the ecological, sociological, economic, and/or political contexts in order to improve invasive species management. TIE ideally results in improved outcomes as well as shared benefits between researchers and managers. We delineate the steps of our proposed TIE approach and describe successful examples of ongoing TIE projects from the US and internationally. We suggest practical ways to begin incorporating TIE into research and management practices, including supporting boundary-spanning organizations and activities, expanding networks, sharing translational experiences, and measuring outcomes. We find that there is a need for strengthened boundary spanning, as well as funding and recognition for advancing translational approaches. As climate change and globalization exacerbate invasive species impacts, TIE provides a promising approach to generate actionable ecological research while improving outcomes of invasive species management and policy decisions.

有效的自然资源管理和政策取决于研究产生的信息。相反，研究的适用性取决于它是否能够响应资源管理者和政策制定者的需求和限制。然而，包括入侵生态学在内的许多科学领域都存在研究与实践脱节的问题。尽管有强烈的社会政治要求，专门用于解决入侵物种的大量资金证明了这一点，但缺乏将入侵生态与利益相关者需求相结合以支持有效管理和政策的情况。作为一种潜在的解决方案，我们提出了平移入侵生态学（TIE）。作为转化生态学的延伸，作为加强科学家、从业者和政策制定者之间合作以减少入侵物种负面影响的框架。作为转化生态学的延伸，TIE 是一种体现有意和包容性过程的方法，在该过程中，研究人员、利益相关者和决策者通过共同考虑生态、社会、经济和/或政治背景，合作开发和实施生态研究以改善入侵物种管理。理想情况下，TIE 可以改善结果以及研究人员和管理人员之间的共享利益。我们描述了我们提议的 TIE 方法的步骤，并描述了美国和国际正在进行的 TIE 项目的成功例子。我们建议将 TIE 纳入研究和管理实践的实用方法，包括支持跨界组织和活动、扩展网络、共享转化经验和衡量结果。我们发现需要加强跨界，以及为推进转化方法提供资金和认可。随着气候变化和全球化加剧了入侵物种的影响，TIE 提供了一种很有前景的方法来产生可操作的生态研究，同时改善入侵物种管理和政策决策的结果。