Acronyms/Abbreviations
This List of Acronyms and other Abbreviations was compiled from the coral, coral
reef, marine tropical ecosystems, and related peer-reviewed literature, grey
literature, and other written and electronic reports, including e-mail messages.
The terms on the list number nearly 3,600 (as of February 2010) and continue to
grow on a daily to weekly basis. CoRIS invites readers to suggest additional
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A
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Adenine
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A/D
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Analog/Digital
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A3H
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Activities and Attractions Association of Hawaii
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AA
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Alien Algae
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AA
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Assistant Administrator
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AA
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Atomic Absorption
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AAAS
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American Association for the Advancement of Science
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AACL
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Aquaculture, Aquarium, Conservation and Legislation
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AAFC
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Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
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AAG
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American Association of Geographers
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AAPA
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American Association of Port Authorities
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AAPG
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American Association of Petroleum Geologists
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AAR
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Amino Acid Racemization
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AARNet
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Australian Academic and Research Network
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AAS
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Alternate Air Source
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AAS
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Atomic Absorption Spectrometry
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AATAMS
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Australian Acoustic Tagging and Monitoring System
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AAUS
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American Academy of Underwater Sciences
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ABC
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Acceptable Biological Catch
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ABC
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ATP Binding Cassette
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ABE
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Autonomous Benthic Explorer
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ABH
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Adaptive Bleaching Hypothesis
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ABI
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Advanced Baseline Imager
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ABI
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Association of Biodiversity Informatics (now natureserve)
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ABIF
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Australian Biodiversity Information Facility
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ABL
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Auk Bay Laboratory (NOAA)
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ABS
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Animal behavior Society
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ABS
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Access and Benefit-sharing
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ABT
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Actual Bottom Time
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ACC
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Adapting to Climate Change (UNEP)
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ACC
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Antarctic Circumpolar Current
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ACC
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Anthropogenic Climate Change
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ACC
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African Conservation Centre (Kenya)
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ACCC
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Adaptation to Climate Change in the Caribbean
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ACCE
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Atlantic Circulation and Climate Experiment
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ACCESS
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Accelerated Coastal Community Environmental Science Service
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ACCP
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Atlantic Climate Change Program
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ACCSP
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Australian Climate Change Science Programme
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ACCSP
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Atlantic Coastal Cooperative Statistics Program (NOAA)
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ACCSTR
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Archie Carr Center for Sea Turtle Research (University of Florida)
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ACD
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Aragonite Compensation Depth
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ACDEC
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Authority for the Conservation and Development of Culebra (PR)
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ACE
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Aerosol Characterization Experiment
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ACE
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Army Corps of Engineers
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ACE
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American Conservation Experience
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ACE
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Advisory Committee on Ecosystems (ICES)
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ACES
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Alabama Center for Estuarine Studies
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ACES
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Atlantic Coral Ecosystem Study (European Commission)
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ACF
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Australian Conservation Foundation
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ACFM
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Advisory Committee on Fisheries Management (ICES)
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ACFR
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Advisory Committee on Fisheries Research (FAO)
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ACh
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Acetylcholine
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AChE
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Acetylcholinesterase
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ACIAR
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Australian Center for International Agriculture Research
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ACL
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Annual Catch Limit
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ACLS
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Advanced Cardiac Life Support
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ACM
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Acoustic Current Meter
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ACME
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Advisory Committee on the Marine Environment
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ACME
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Aquatic Cycling of Mercury in the Everglades
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ACMIC
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Cocos Island Marine Conservation Area (Costa Rica)
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ACMP
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Advisory Committee on Marine Pollution (ICES)
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ACMRR
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Advisory Committee of Experts on Marine Resources Research
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ACN
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Aquatic Conservation Network
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ACO
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Aloha Cabled Observatory
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ACOE
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Army Corps of Engineers
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ACON
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A Contouring Application Mapper
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ACOPS
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Advisory Committee on Protection of the Sea
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ACQ
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Aquaculture
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ACRMN
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Agatti Coral Reef Monitoring Network
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ACRO
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Aquarius Coral Reef Observatory
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ACROS
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Aquarium and Coral Reef Organization of Sarasota
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ACRRE
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Aquarius Coral Restoration and Resilience Experiments
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ACRS
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Australian Coral Reef Society
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ACS
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Association of Caribbean States
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ACS
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American Chemical Society
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ACS
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American Cetacean Society
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ACT
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Alliance for Coastal Technologies (NOAA)
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ADA
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American Dental Association
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ADAPT
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ATRIS Data Analysis and Processing Tool
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ADB
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Asian Development Bank
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ADC
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Affiliated Data Center
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ADC
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Analog Digital Converter
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ADCP
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Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler
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ADEOS
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Advanced Earth Observing Satellite
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ADEPD
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Atlantic Data Base for Exchange Processes at the Deep Sea Floor
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ADF
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Approximate Degrees of Freedom
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ADFG
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Alaska Department of Fish and Game
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ADIOS
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Automated Data Inquiry for Oil Spills
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ADIOS 2
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Automated Data Inquiry for Oil Spills, ver.2
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ADL
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Alexandria Digital Library (USCB)
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ADMP
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Adaptive Decision-Making Process
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ADP
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Adenosine diphosphate
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ADT
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Actual DIve Time
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ADW
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Adriatic Deep Water
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ADW
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Animal Diversity Web
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AECID
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Agencia Espanola de Cooperacion Internacional para el Desarrollo
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AENSI
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American-Eurasian Network for Scientific Information
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AEPC
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African Environmental Protection Commission
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AESOP
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Automated Electronic System for Ocean Pollution
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AEWA
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African-Eurasian Waterbird Agreement
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AF
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Attached Fragment
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AFA
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American Fisheries Act
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AFB
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Air Force Base
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AFCD
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Agriculture, Fisheries, and Conservation Department (Hong Kong)
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AFD
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Agence Franciase De Developpment; French Development Agency
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AFDM
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Ash-Free Dry Mass
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AFDM
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Medium Auxiliary Floating Dry Dock
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AFEN
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Atlantic Frontier Environmental Network (UK)
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AFLP
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Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism
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AFM
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Atomic Force Microscopy
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AFPI
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American Flag Pacific Islands
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AFS
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Atomic Fluorescence Spectrometry
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AFS
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Air Force Station
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AFS
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American Fisheries society
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AFSC
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Alaska Fisheries Science Center (NOAA)
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AFWTA
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Atlantic Fleet Weapons Training Area
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AG
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Australian Government
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AG
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Academic Globalization
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AGCI
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Atlantic Global Change Institute (BIOS)
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AGE
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Arterial Gas Embolism
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AGEA
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Art of Gene Expression Analysis
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AGI
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American Geological Institute
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AGM
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Annual Guidance Memorandum (NOAA)
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AGRA
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Atlantic and Gulf Reef Assessment
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AGRF
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Australian Genome Research Facility
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AGRRA
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Atlantic and Gulf Rapid Reef Assessment
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AGU
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American Geophysical Union
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AGW
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Accelerated Global Warming
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AGW
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Anthropogenic Global Warming
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AGW
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Anti-Global Warming
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AHCR
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Aquatic Habitat Conservation and Restoration (FWC Florida)
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AHI
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Acoustic Habitat Investigator
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AHO
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Australian Hydrographic Office
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AHPS
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Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service (NOAA)
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AHTEG
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Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group
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AIBS
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American Institute of Biological Sciences
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AIC
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All Islands Coral Reef Committee (U.S.)
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AIC
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Akaike Information Criterion
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AICAL
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Acidification Impact on CALcifiers (Japan)
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AICE-AP
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Advisory Panel on Anthropogenic Influences on Coastal Ecosystems (PICES)
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AICG
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Aleutian Islands Coral Gardens
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AIDE
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Association d'Intervention pour le Developpmentet l'Environnement
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AIMF
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Australia-Indonesia Ministerial Forum
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AIMS
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Australian Institute of Marine Science
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AIP
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Archival Information Package
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AIRD
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Aquatic Invasions Research Directory (SI)
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AIS
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Aquatic Invasive Species
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AISA
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Airborne Imaging Spectroradiometer for Applications
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AIWW
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Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway
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AKEPT
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Higher Education Leadership Academy (Malaysia)
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AKFIN
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Alaska Fisheries Information Network
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AKFSC
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Alaska Fisheries Science Center
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AKR
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Alaska Region
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AKRO
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Alaska Regional Office
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ALA
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Atlas of Living Australia
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ALACE
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Autonomous Lagrangian Circulation Explorer
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ALDFG
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Abandoned, Lost or Otherwise Discarded Fishing Gear
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ALDH
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Aldehyde Dehydrogenase
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ALIDES
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Alliance for Sustainable Development for Central America
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ALOHA
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A Long-term Oligotrophic Habitat Assessment
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ALOHA
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Areal Locations of Hazardous Atmospheres
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ALOS
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Advanced Land Observing Satellite
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ALTA
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Active Long Term Archive
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AM
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Adaptive Management
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AM
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Amplitude Modulation
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AMA
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Environmental Agency (CITMA)
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AMANI
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Australian Marine Algal Name Index
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AMARS
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Angsila Marine Animal Research Station (Thailand)
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AMBIS
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Australian Marine Boundary Information System
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AMBL
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Advanced Molecular Biology Laboratory (Vancouver, BC, Canada)
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AMBL
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Amakusa Marine Biological Laboratory
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AMCAI
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Access to Marine Conservation for All International
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AMCEN
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African Ministerial Conference on the Environment
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AMCS
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Australian Marine Conservation Society
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AmES
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Acropora millepora Expressed Sequence
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AMESD
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African Monitoring of Environment and Sustainable Development
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AMLC
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Association of Marine Laboratories of the Caribbean
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AMME
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American Memorial Park (Guam)
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AMNH
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American Museum of Natural History
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AMO
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Atlantic Multi-Decadal Oscillation
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AMOS
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Australian Meteorology and Oceanography Society
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AMOVA
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Analysis of Molecular Variance
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AMP
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American Memorial Park (Saipan, CNMI)
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AMRF
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Algalita Marine Research Foundation
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AMS
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American Meteorological Society
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AMS
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Archive Management System (NODC)
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AMSA
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Australian Marine Science Association
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AMSAT
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Australian Marine Science and Technology
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AMSL
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Akajima Marine Science Laboratory (Okinawa, Japan)
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AN
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Acuario Nacional, Dominican Republic
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ANBS
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Asian Network of Biological Sciences
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ANCA
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Australian Nature Conservation Agency
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ANCAT
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Andros Conservancy and Trust
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ANCOVA
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Analysis of Covariance
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ANDI
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American Nitrox Divers Incorporated
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ANDS
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Australian National Data Service
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ANET
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Andaman and Nicobar environment Team
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ANH
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National Agency of Hydrocarbons (Colombia)
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ANILCA
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Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act
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ANOA
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Advanced Notice of Arrival (U.S. Coast Guard)
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ANOSIM
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Analysis of Similarity
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ANOVA
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Analysis of Variance
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ANS
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Aquatic Nuisance Species
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ANSI
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American National Standards Institute
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ANT
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Anguilla National Trust
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ANU
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Australian National University
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ANZECC
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Australian and New Zealand Environment and Conservation Council
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AoA
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Assessment of Assessments (UNGA)
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AOAT
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Atlantic Ocean Acidification Test-bed (NOAA)
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AOBS
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Acousto-Optical Beam Splitter
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AOC
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Area(s) of Concern
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AOC
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American Oceans Campaign
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AODC
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Australian Oceanographic Data Center
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AOGCM
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Atmosphere-Ocean Coupled General Circulation Model
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AOL
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Airborne Oceanographic Lidar
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AOM
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Anaerobic Oxidation of Methane
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AOML
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Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory ( NOAA)
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AOP
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Annual Operating Plan
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AOSIS
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Alliance of Small Island States
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AOSN
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Autonomous Ocean Sampling Network
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AOU
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Apparent Oxygen Utilization
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AP
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Advisory Panel
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AP
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Advisory Panel (SAMFC)
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AP-BON
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Asia-Pacific Biodiversity Observation Network
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APA
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Australian Post-graduate Award
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APA
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Administrative Procedure Act
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APAMO
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Association of Protected Areas Management Organizations (Belize)
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APAR
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Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation
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APC
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Areas of Particular Concern
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APCEL
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Asia-Pacific Centre for Environmental Law
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APCRS
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Asia Pacific Coral Reef Symposium
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APE
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Available Potential Energy
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APEC
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Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
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APES
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Albemarle-Pamlico Estuarine System
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APEX
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Autonomous Profiling Explorers
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APHA
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American Public Health Association
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APHIS
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Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
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API
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American Petroleum Institute
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APLABES
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Apulian Plateau Bank Ecosystem Study
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APN
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Asia Pacific Network for Global Change Research
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APNEP
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Albemarle-Pamlico National Estuarine Program
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APNSB
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Assocation For the Protection of the Environment in St. Barts
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APS
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Adenosine 5´-phosphosulfate
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APT
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Automatic Picture Transmission
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APT
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All-Purpose Tool
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AQRV
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Air Quality Related Values
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Aqua
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NASA Earth Science Mission
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AR
|
Artificial Reef
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AR4
|
Fourth Assessment Report of the IPCC
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AR5
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Fifth Assessment Report of the IPCC
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ARA
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Acetylene Reduction Activity
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ARAC
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Atmospheric Release Advisory Capability
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ARB
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Aquarius Reef Base program
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ARB
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Atoll Research Bulletin
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ARC
|
American Reef Coalition
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ARC
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Australian Research Council
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ARC
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Artificial Reef Committee
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ARC
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Atlanta Reef Club
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ARC
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Atlantic Reference Centre
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ARCC
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Areas Resilient to Climate Change
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ARCCD
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Australian River and Catchment Condition Database
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ArcOD
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Arctic Ocean Biodiversity
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ARD
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Assessment and Restoration Division (NOAA)
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ARDRA
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Amplified Ribosomal DNA Restriction Analysis
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ARFF
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Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting
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ARGO
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The Array for Real-time Geostrophic Oceanography
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ARGOS
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Argos Data Collection and Position Location System
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ARI
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Artificial Reefs, Inc.
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ARIES
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Australian Resource Information and Environment Satellite
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ARK
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Association of Reef Keepers (BVI)
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ARL
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Air Resources Laboratory (NOAA)
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ARM
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Adaptive Resource Management
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ARMDES
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AIMS Reef Monitoring Data Entry System
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ARMS
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Autonomous Reef Monitoring Structures
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ARNP
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Apo Reef Natural Park
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ARNP
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Alacranes Reef National Park
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ARRA
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American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
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ARS
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Agricultural Research Service (USDA)
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ARS
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Autonomous Replicating Sequence
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ARSBC
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Artificial Reef Society of British Columbia
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ARSNS
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Artificial Reef Society of Nova Scotia
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ART
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Airborne Radiation Thermometer
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ARTS
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Annual Records of Tropical Systems
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ARVAM
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Agence pour la Recherche et la Valorisation Marines
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AS
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American Samoa
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AS
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Academia Sinica (China)
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ASAC
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Abaco Science Alliance Conference
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ASAC
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American Samoa Administrative Code
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ASAP
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Adaptive Sampling And Prediction
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ASAR
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Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar
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ASC
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Association of Systematics Collections (now Natural Science Collections Alliance)
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ASCC
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American Samoa Community College
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ASCII
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American Standard Code for Information Interchange
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ASCLME
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Agulhas and Somali Current Large Marine Ecosystems
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ASCMP
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American Samoa Coastal Management Program
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ASCRMP
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American Samoa Coral Reef Monitoring Program
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ASDOC
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American Samoa Department of Commerce
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ASDPR
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Department of Parks and Recreation (American Samoa)
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ASE
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Arabian Seas Expedition
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ASEAMS
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Association of Southeast Asian Marine Scientists
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ASEAN
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Association of South East Asian Nations
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ASEPA
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American Samoa Environmental Protection Agency
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ASEZA
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Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority
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ASFIS
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Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System
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ASFPM
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Association of State Floodplain Managers
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ASG
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American Samoa Government
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ASGIS
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American Samoa Geographic Information System
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ASIH
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American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists
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ASIRC
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Aquatic Sciences Information Retrieval Center
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ASLE
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Association for the Study of Literature and Environment
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ASLO
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American Society of Limnology and Oceanography
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ASM
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Academy of Sciences Malaysia
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ASMO
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Assessment and Monitoring Committee (OSPAR)
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ASOB
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American Samoa Observer Program
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ASOC
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Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition
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ASOS
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Automated Surface Observing System (FAA,DoD, NWS)
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ASP
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Aspergillosis
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ASP
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Amnesiac Shellfish Poisoning
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ASPRS
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American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
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ASRAMP
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American Samoa Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program
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ASTM
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American Society of Testing and Materials
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ASU
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Arizona State University
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ASU
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Arkansas State University
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ATA
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Atmosphere Absolute
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ATB
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Adjustments-To-Base
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ATBA
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Area to Be Avoided
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ATBI
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All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory
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ATCA
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2-Amino- 2-Thiazoline-4-Carboxylic Acid
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ATCC
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American Type Culture Collection
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ATDB
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Accession Tracking Data Base (NODC)
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ATE
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Advanced Technological Education (NSF)
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ATLSS
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Across Trophic Level System Simulation
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AtN
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Atramentous Necrosis
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ATOL
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Assembling the Tree Of Life
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ATOMMS
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Active Temperature, Ozone and Moisture Microwave Spectrometer
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ATP
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Adenosine Triphosphate
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ATREC
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Archbold Tropical Research and Education Center (Clemson U.)
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ATRIS
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Along Track Reef Imaging System
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ATS
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Algal Turf Scrubbing
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ATSDR
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Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
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ATSR
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Along-Track Scanning Radiometer
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AUSAID
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Australian Agency for International Development
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AusCPR
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Australian Continuous Plankton Recorder
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AusMus
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Australian Museum
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AUTEC
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Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center (DoD)
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AUV
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Autonomous Underwater Vehicle
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AVHRR
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Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer
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AVI
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Abandoned Vessel Inventory
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AVIRIS
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Airborne Visible/Infrared Imaging Spectrometer
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AVISO
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Archiving, Validation and Interpretation of Satellite Oceanographic data
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AVP
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Abandoned Vessel Program (NOAA)
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AVTAS
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AIMS Video Transect Analysis System
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AWF
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African Wildlife Foundation
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AWI
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Alfred Wegner Institute
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AWI
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Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
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AWIPS
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Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System
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AWOS
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Automated Weather Observing System (FAA)
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AWQC
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Ambient water quality criteria for the protection of aquatic life
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AWWA
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American Waterworks Association
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AZA
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American Zoo and Aquarium Association
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AZMP
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Atlantic Zone Monitoring Program (BIO/Canada)
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AZOMP
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Atlantic Zone Off-Shelf Monitoring Program (BIO/Canada)
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