Nonindigenous Aquatic Species (NAS) Program
The Nonindigenous Aquatic Species (NAS) Program provides a central repository for spatially referenced biogeographic accounts of nonindigenous aquatic species in the USA. It includes verified occurrences, distribution maps, and species profiles for freshwater nonindigenous aquatic animal and plant species. Citizens can report a nonnative species through an online reporting form.
Project URL: http://nas.er.usgs.gov/
Geographic Scope: National
Project Status: Active - recruiting volunteers
Participation Tasks: Geolocation, Identification, Observation, Photography, Site selection and/or description, Specimen/sample collection,
Start Date: 1990
Project Contact: pfuller@usgs.gov
Federal Government Sponsor:
Other Federal Government Sponsor: NOAA, NASA
Fields of Science: Animals, Biology, Ecology and environment, Nature and outdoors, Ocean/water and marine
Intended Outcomes: Programmatic, Research development, Individual learning, Conservation,