Toward a Global Information System for Invasive Species

Retrieving critical information about the spread, impact, and control of invasive species has always been difficult because much of this information is buried in disciplinary journals from many different fields or in obscure government documents and technical reports that are not widely accessible. A look at the creation of an Internet-based global information system that would provide comprehensive and readily accessible information to aid monitoring, risk assessment, and control of invasive species is presented.