USGS
2014-03-26 15:39:42.0 [epneff] updated website url update Definition (In 1994, the Pacific Islands Science Center (PISC) was established with the creation of the National Biological Survey (NBS). On October 1, 1996, Congress transferred NBS to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) as the Biological Resources Discipline. As part of the reorganization, PISC was renamed the Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center (PIERC) to reflect the Center's increasing emphasis on ecosystem science. The mission of PIERC is to work with others to provide the scientific understanding and technologies needed to support the sound management and conservation of our Nation's biological resources occurring within cultural, sociological and political contex of the State of Hawaii and other lands under U.S. jurisdiction in the Pacific Basin. PIERC works with federal, state, local and private organizations to provide objective research, baseline information, and technical assistance relating to conservation and restoration of indigenous biological resources. Website: http://www.usgs.gov/ecosystems/pierc/ [Summary provided by the USGS.]);
In 1994, the Pacific Islands Science Center (PISC) was established with the creation of the National Biological Survey (NBS). On October 1, 1996, Congress transferred NBS to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) as the Biological Resources Discipline. As part of the reorganization, PISC was renamed the Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center (PIERC) to reflect the Center's increasing emphasis on ecosystem science. The mission of PIERC is to work with others to provide the scientific understanding and technologies needed to support the sound management and conservation of our Nation's biological resources occurring within cultural, sociological and political contex of the State of Hawaii and other lands under U.S. jurisdiction in the Pacific Basin. PIERC works with federal, state, local and private organizations to provide objective research, baseline information, and technical assistance relating to conservation and restoration of indigenous biological resources. Website: http://www.usgs.gov/ecosystems/pierc/ [Summary provided by the USGS.]
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