CALL FOR PAPERS FOR A NATIONAL INVASIVE SPECIES ASSESSMENT 2nd notification, proposals for potential papers are due 20 October 2017
The National Invasive Species Council (NISC) has been called upon (see EO 13751) to undertake a National Invasive Species Assessment for the United States. The purposes of the assessment is to evaluate the impact of invasive species on major U.S. assets, including food security, water resources, infrastructure, the environment, human, animal, and plant health, natural resources, cultural identity and resources, and military readiness, from ecological, social, and economic perspectives. The NISC Secretariat is thus seeking contributions from topic area experts for a special issue of Biological Invasions that will serve as the first version of the assessment. For more information about this special issue and how to propose a manuscript, please see: https://invasivespecies.submittable.com/submit Manuscript *proposals* are due 20 October 2017 (manuscripts will be due in May 2018). For further details or clarification, contact: Jeff Morisette, jeffrey_morise...@ios.doi.gov, 970-787-0008.
