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Biodiversity Information Serving Our Nation (BISON)

Biodiversity Information Serving Our Nation (BISON) is an information system that allows users to access, explore, and download U.S. species occurrence data from participating data providers. It currently provides access to the more than 110 million U.S. primary biodiversity records, many of which are made available through the 300+ data providers of the Global Biodiversity Information Facility. It additionally is incorporating millions of other records from the U.S. Geological Survey, and partners at other Department of the Interior and U.S. Federal agencies.

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U.S. Geological Survey
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U.S. Geological Survey
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