Utility of Niche Models in Developing Site Assessments Technologies Associated With Aquatic Nuisance Species Invasions at Corps Facilities

Abstract

The rate of invasive species introductions into the United States has steadily increased over the past 20 years. Coupled with ever-increasing human activity has been a steady increase in movement of invasive species resulting in many introductions of species into new landscapes (National Invasive Species Council (NISC) 2001). These introductions can pose serious threats to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) installations and projects and their impact is only expected to worsen. This article summarizes some new and novel approaches to invasion biology that can be used to predict species movements across broad geographic regions and local landscapes.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA454221

Entities

People

  • Judy F. Shearer

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Biology
  • Birds
  • Detection
  • Engineers
  • Fish
  • Fisheries
  • Genetic Algorithms
  • Geographic Distribution
  • Geographic Regions
  • Geography
  • Medical Personnel
  • North America
  • Predictive Modeling
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

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  • Economics
  • Wetland-Land-Environmental Management.