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Spatial Invasive Infestation and Priority Analysis (SIIPA) Tool in EDDMapS
2018 FLEPPC ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Chuck BargeronAssociate Director TechnologyCenter for Invasive Species & Ecosystem HealthThe University of Georgia
Karen CumminsSystems Project Administrator Florida Forest Service
How did this project start?“I’ve collected all this invasive plant data, now how do I prioritize my treatment plans using GIS?” ~Elysia Dytrych, OPS Agricultural Technician, Lake Wales Ridge State Forest.
Benefits of Prioritizing Invasive Species Treatments
• Enhances critical thinking• Maximize use of limited resources
Lake Wales Ridge State Forest
Scrub Blazing Star
Gopher Tortoise
Burrowing Owl
Florida Scrub Jay
Lake Wales Ridge State Forest is managed for multiple uses, including outdoor recreation, protection of endangered and threatened species, and maintenance of natural communities. Lake Wales Ridge State Forest is a unique, beautiful place where many of Florida's rare and endangered plants and animals flourish.
Impacts of Invasive Species on Threatened and Endangered species
Displace native plant communities and/or radically change the nature of the habitats they invade
Compete for the same natural resources (food, water, space, shelter) as native species and degrade local ecologies by disrupting the food chain
Decrease the quality of understory habitat in forests and facilitate the spread of other invasive species.
~U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServicePhoto Credits: USFWS
“42 percent of federally listed threatened and endangered species were at risk primarily because of a nonnative invasive species.”~Pimentalet al. (2005)
Prioritization Tool for Invasive Plants
Spatial Invasive Infestation and Priority Analysis (SIIPA) Tool.
Developed by Deb Stone with the St. Johns River Water Management District and The Nature Conservancy
Model Characteristics Impacts of species Extent Available Control Methods Habitat Quality
Classes for each characteristic can be customized as well
SIIPA Model Availability for ArcGIS Desktop
Ecological Restoration journal article Direct Application of Invasive Species Prioritization: The Spatial Invasive Infestation and Priority Analysis Model (2017)
Model versions available for download from Conservation Gateway: http://www.conservationgateway.org/ConservationByGeography/NorthAmerica/iln/Pages/siipa-model.aspx
Data Collection Tools for Invasive Plants The University of Georgia Center for
Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health's Early Detection and Distribution Mapping System.
EDDMapS(https://www.eddmaps.org/) allows for real time tracking of invasive species occurrences using local and national distribution maps and electronic early detection reporting tools.
Photo Credit: Chris Evans, River to River CWMA, Bugwood.org
How can we bring these two tools together?
U.S. Forest ServiceLandscape Scale Restoration Grants Landscape Scale Restoration (LSR) competitive
grants help State forestry agencies meet the priorities of their Forest Action Plans, while also helping the Forest Service meet regional and national needs.
Coordination with State Foresters is the essential step that ensures projects will make an important, local difference.
The LSR request for proposals comes out once per year.
Photo: Tate’s Hell State Forest, Florida
Spatial Invasive Infestation and Priority Analysis (SIIPA) Tool in EDDMapS
USFS LSR Grant funded project with Florida Forest Service to adapt SIIPA model for use with EDDMapS data for Florida, Alabama, and Georgia.
Initially limited to four main characteristics, but flexibility within each characteristic
Expected availability online Summer 2018 https://gisdata.eddmaps.org/apps/siipa/
Benefits of using the Spatial Invasive Infestation and Priority Analysis (SIIPA) Tool in EDDMapS
Quickly apply prioritization framework to individual populations Can improve consistency in treatment decisions Easy to interpret products that can improve institutional knowledge Improved annual work plan
Photo Credit: Tommy McGraw, Florida Forest Service
Deb Stone, St. John’s River Water Management District
Chuck Bargeron, Associate Director, Invasive Species and Information Technology at the Center for Invasive Species & Ecosystem Health, University of Georgia
Becca VanKampen, MIA Consulting
Thank You
