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 |
