Concept information
Preferred term
HI/BISHOP-M/HBS
Definition
- The Hawaii Biological Survey (HBS), established by the State Legislature in 1992 as a program of the Bishop Museum, is an ongoing natural history inventory of the Hawaiian Archipelago. It was created to locate, identify, evaluate, all native and non-native species of flora and fauna within the State and maintain the reference collections of that flora and fauna for a wide range of uses. In coordination with related activities in other federal, state, and private agencies (such as the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, The Nature Conservancy of Hawaii, the Hawaii State Department of Land and Natural Resources, the Hawaii State Department of Agriculture, University of Hawaii's Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology program, and many others), the HBS will gather, analyze, and disseminate the biological information necessary for the wise stewardship of Hawai`i's biological resources. The HBS will conduct a coordinated inventory and monitoring program to assess the overall status and trends in the abundance, health, and distribution of plants and animals, as well as the ecosystems upon which they depend. Website: "http://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/" [Summary provided by the HBS] (en)
Broader concept
- HAWAII (en)
URI
https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/f9c548ac-c78c-4e46-a025-09bdfc6d13db
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