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What is the NBII? The National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII) is a broad, collaborative program to provide increased access to data and information on the nation's biological resources. Learn more About NBII and NBII Partners. Featured Resources Early Detection, Rapid Assessment, and Rapid Response (EDRR) to Invasive Species Fish & Wildlife Service Focal Bird Species National River Restoration Science Synthesis Digital Image Library NBII Metadata Clearinghouse	Plants, Animals & Other Organisms Learn about the great diversity of creatures that inhabit the earth. The sections below contain information and resources pertaining to particular groups of organisms. Amphibians Botany Fisheries & Aquatic Resources Museum Collections Reptiles Systematics (Scientific Names)	Habitats Earth is host to a wide diversity of habitat types, each of which supports its own specialized plant, animal, and microbial species assemblages. Desert Forest Marine Montane Prairie Tundra Wetlands
Ecological Topics The topics represented in this section are among the priority issues facing the research and management communities today. Bird Conservation Fire Ecology & Management Genetic Diversity Invasive Species Pollinators Threatened & Endangered Species Wildlife Diseases	Geographic Perspectives The NBII consists of 12 designated regions. 9 of these regions have formally established "regional nodes" and are actively working to integrate and provide access to regional data and information. California Central Southwest/Gulf Coast Great Basin Information Project International Mid-Atlantic Mountain Prairie Northeast Pacific Basin Pacific Northwest Southern Appalachian Southwest	Toolkit This section includes a wide variety of tools and references to facilitate creation of and access to biological information on the Web. BioBot Search Biocomplexity Thesaurus Conferences Expertise Geospatial Framework Natural Resources Monitoring Partnership (NRMP) Metadata Partners Publications Library

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