Cooperative Agreement for affiliated Partner with the Rocky Mountain Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit

The U.S. Geological Survey is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner for research in improving the invasive species habitat tool (INHABIT) to deliver manager requested products to inform invasive species management. The research will be used to further develop the delivery to practitioners, ensuring they have the best available science to inform decision making. Key objectives include integrating new features into the INHABIT webtool, refining the development of invasive species watch lists, and investigating ways to communicate uncertainty from the habitat suitability models within INHABIT. The recipient should leverage collaborations to incorporate expertise in invasion ecology, statistical programming, remote sensing, and web application development into a large existing project on the geographic distribution of plants in the United States. Some key points include: • Improving the invasive species habitat tool (INHABIT) to deliver manager requested products • Integrating new features into the INHABIT webtool • Refining the development of invasive species watch lists • Investigating ways to communicate uncertainty from the habitat suitability models within INHABIT • Leveraging collaborations to incorporate expertise in invasion ecology, statistical programming, remote sensing, and web application development