A biological survey for the nation  [electronic resource] / 
Committee on the Formation of the National Biological Survey, Commission on the Formation of the National Biological Survey, National Research Council. 
 - Washington, D.C. :  National Academy Press,  1993. 
 - xv, 205 p. :  ill., maps. 
<br/><br/> Committee chairman: Peter H. Raven.  Study was sponsored by the Department of the Interior contract 14-48-0009-93-013.  "The Department of the Interior has begun the process of forming a new agency, the National Biological Survey (NBS)"--P. vii. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-171) and index. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. <br/>Palo Alto, Calif. : <br/>ebrary, <br/>2009. <br/>Available via World Wide Web. <br/>Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Ecosystem management--United States.<br/>Biodiversity conservation--United States.<br/>Biotic communities--United States.<br/>Natural resources--United States.<br/>Conservation of natural resources--United States.
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<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QH76  / .N3 1993eb