Conference Papers

J.T., Schnase 2004. Invasive species: An immerging science application for geospatial information.
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Pedelty, J.A., Morisette, J.T., Schnase, J.L., Smith, J.A., Stohlgren, T.J., Kahlkan, M.A. 2003. High Performance Geostatistical Modeling of Biospheric Resources in the Cerro Grande Wildfire Site, Los Alamos, New Mexico and Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado.
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Schnase, J.L., Smith, J.A., Stohlgren, T.J., Graves, S. & Trees, C. 2002. Biological invasions: a challenge in ecological forecasting. In: Proceedings of the International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2002 (IGARSS '02. Toronto, June), IEEE 2002 International Vol 1, pp. 122-124.
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Smith, J.A., Wickland, D.E., Crawford, M.K., Cihlar, J., & Schnase, J.L. 2001. Advancing our biological and ecological predictive capabilities. In: Proceedings of the International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2001 (IGARSS '01, Sydney, June), IEEE 2001 International, Vol. 1, pp. 154-156.
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Schnase, J.L. & Smith, J.A. 2000. Research directions in biodiversity informatics. In: Proceedings of the Very Large Databases Conference (VLDB 2000, Cairo, August), pp. 217-220.
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Journal Papers

Schnase, J.L., Stohlgren, T.J., & Smith, J.A. 2002. The National Invasive Species Forecasting System: A strategic NASA/USGS partnership to manage biological invasions. NASA Earth Science Enterprise Applications Division Special Issue. Earth Observing Magazine, August, pp. 46-49.
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Proposals and Related Information

Morisette, J.T., Benson, Nate, NPS, Welch, Brad A., CSU - 2005.   A Partnership between NPS and NASA Goddard Space Flight Center for an Integrated System Solutions (of Earth science for applications of national priority).  Funded proposal: to support National Park Service decisions on fire management activities and invasive plant species control, using the jointly developed USGS-NASA Invasive Species Forecasting System.
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Article: Defending the Front. Invasive species are swift, prolific and headed our way. Scientists hope to stay one step ahead of them.  by Jennifer Bogo,   Popular Mechanics, May 2005.
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Article: Predicting Invasions from Satellite. Eye in the sky peers downward to identify and predict invasive species movements.  by Eugene Russo,  The Scientist   Vol 18 Iss 17,  Sep. 13, 2004.
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Morisette, J.T., Pedelty, J.A., Schnase, J.L., Stohlgren, T.J. 2002. Value Added Products from MODIS Time-Series Data Sets to Support DOI/USGS Invasive Species Management: Funded proposal to develop a suite of MODIS time-series data products specifically tailored to invasive species management and policy decision-making for the Department of Interior's US Geological Survey.
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Office of Science and Technology Policy, Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Ecological Systems. 2001. Ecological Forecasting: Agenda for the Future, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Washington, DC, 8 pp.
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Maier, D., Landis, E., Cushing, J., Frondorf, A., Silberschatz, A., Frame, M., & Schnase, J.L., (Editors). 2001. Research Directions in Biodiversity and Ecosystem Informatics. Report of an NSF, USGS, NASA Workshop on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Informatics (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, June 22-23, 2000, Greenbelt, Maryland), 30 pp.
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White Papers