The list below contains acronyms and abbreviations used throughout this Web site.
Acronym |
Description |
AMS |
Agricultural Marketing Service |
ANS |
Aquatic Nuisance Species |
APHIS |
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service |
ARS |
Agricultural Research Service |
BLM |
Bureau of Land Management |
CDC |
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
CPHST |
Center for Plant Health Science Technology |
CSREES |
Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service |
DHHS |
Department of Health and Human Services |
DHS |
Department of Homeland Security |
DOC |
Department of Commerce |
DOD |
Department of Defense |
DOE |
Department of Energy |
DOL |
Department of Labor |
DOI |
Department of the Interior |
DOS |
Department of State |
DOT |
Department of Transportation |
EPA |
Environmental Protection Agency |
ERS |
Economic Research Service |
FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organization |
FICMNEW |
Federal Interagency Committee for the Management of Noxious and Exotic Weeds |
FWS |
Fish and Wildlife Service |
FS |
Forest Service |
IFAS |
Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences |
IPPC |
International Plant Protection Convention |
IUCN |
World Conservation Union |
MIT |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
NAL |
National Agricultural Library |
NASA |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
NBII |
National Biological Information Infrastructure |
NIH |
National Institutes of Health |
NISIC |
National Invasive Species Information Center |
NLM |
National Library of Medicine |
NOAA |
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
NPS |
National Park Service |
NRCS |
Natural Resources Conservation Service |
PBS |
Public Broadcasting System |
PPQ |
Plant Protection and Quarantine |
UN |
United Nations |
USDA |
United States Department of Agriculture |
USGS |
United States Geological Survey |