ISAC White Papers

The Invasive Species Advisory Committee (ISAC) was created by Executive Order 13112 and continued by Executive Order 13751 to provide advice to the NISC on invasive species. It was placed in administratively inactive status on May 2, 2019, and re-authorized on October 1, 2021. Below are products the ISAC generated from 2006 to present.

ISAC White Papers and Memoranda

2021 - Present

Invasive Species Threaten the Success of Climate Change Adaptation Efforts | November 2023
Underserved Communities and Invasive Species | November 2023
National Priorities of the Invasive Species Advisory Committee, 2022-2024 | November 2023

2016–2019

The Interface Between Invasive Species and the Increased Incidences of Tick-Borne Diseases, and the Implications for Federal Land Managers | May 2019
ISAC Memorandum | May 2019
ISAC Memorandum | March 2018
Reducing the Risk of Invasive Pathogens to Wildlife Health in the United States | March 2018
Managed Relocation: Reducing the Risk of Biological Invasion | December 2017
Advanced Biotechnology Tools for Invasive Species Management | December 2017
Enhancing Federal-Tribal Coordination of Invasive Species | December 2017
Strengthening Federal-State Coordination | March 2017
Invasive Species Impacts on Infrastructure | December 2016
Addressing the Needs of Classical Biological Control Programs | July 2016

2006–2015

Invasive Species Advisory Committee White Papers and Recommendations 2006–2015

Enhancing the Effectiveness of Biological Control Programs of Invasive Species by Utilizing an Integrated Pest Management Approach | October 2015
Systematics Background Paper | May 2015
Harvest Incentives: A Tool for Managing Aquatic Invasive Species | May 2014
Invasive Species and E-Commerce | May 2012
Validation of PCR-Based Assays and Laboratory Accreditation for Environmental Detection of Aquatic Invasive Species | May 2012
Marine Bioinvasions and Climate Change | June 2011
Invasive Species and Climate Change | December 2010
Invasive Species and Public Investment in the Green Economy | June 2010
Biofuels: Cultivating Energy, not Invasive Species | August 2009
Invasive Species Definition Clarification and Guidance White Paper | April 2006

Peer-Reviewed Papers

Invasive Species Defined in a Policy Context: Recommendations from the Federal Invasive Species Advisory Committee
Invasive Plant Science and Management 1: 414–421.
Biofuel vs. Bioinvasion: Seeding Policy Priorities
Environmental Science and Technology 44: 6906–6910.

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