Invasive species pose a serious threat to New York’s natural resources, and NYISRI is committed to improving the scientific basis of invasive species management. We serve the scientific research community, natural resource and land managers, and state offices and sponsored organizations by through promoting research, creating networks, and providing support.

Latest Research

Research Digest: August 2021 (8/27/2021) - Our monthly research digest with recently published papers on invasive species from American Journal of Botany, Journal of Ecology, Oceologica, and more...

Recent Posts

Researcher Spotlight: Dr. Jessica Rogers (9/3/2021) - In this researcher spotlight, NYISRI interviews Dr. Jessica Rogers, who works with her student researchers to document and control purple loosestrife in Northern New York.

Global Change & Invasive Species: Priorities for a Path Forward | Research summary (8/26/2021) - An international team of 19 researchers identify and summarize four critical priority areas to better advance invasion science in an era of rapid global change.

Researcher Spotlight: Dr. Meghan Brown (8/6/2021) - "I study both lakes and terrestrial islands, which are ecological kissing cousins because their relative isolation creates a sensitivity to non-native species introductions," says Dr. Meghan Brown, an academic scientist at Hobart & William Smith Colleges.

Latest News

Researcher Spotlight: Dr. Andrea Dávalos (1/15/2021) - By co-producing research with land managers, Dr. Andrea Dávalos ties her research on invasive species and associated stressors with management.

Catskill Research Fellowships (10/26/2020) - Applications due Dec. 31 at 11:59 PM

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