Description |
1 online resource (xxv, 399 pages) : color illustrations, maps (some color) |
Contents |
Biodiversity : our precious heritage / Jonathan S. Adams, Bruce A. Stein, Lynn S. Kutner -- Discovering life in America : tools and techniques of biodiversity inventory / Bruce A. Stein, Frank W. Davis -- A remarkable array : species diversity in the United States / Bruce A. Stein [and others] -- Vanishing assets : conservation status of U.S. species / Lawrence L. Master [and others] -- State of the states : geographic patterns of diversity, rarity, and endemism / Bruce A. Stein [and others] -- The geography of imperilment : targeting conservation toward critical biodiversity areas / Stephen J. Chaplin [and others] -- More than the sum of the parts : diversity and status of ecological systems / Mark T. Bryer [and others] -- Leading threats to biodiversity : what's imperiling U.S. species / David S. Wilcove [and others] -- Strategies for biodiversity protection / Michael J. Bean -- Owning up to our responsibilities : who owns lands important for biodiversity? / Craig R. Groves [and others] -- Safeguarding our precious heritage / Mark L. Shaffer, Bruce A. Stein -- Appendix A. Extinct and missing species of the United States -- Appendix B. State diversity, endemism, and rarity --Appendix C. Küchler potential natural vegetation types -- Appendix D. Principal sources for U.S. species names in the Natural Heritage central databases |
Summary |
Foreword, Edward O. Wilson. Preface. Contributors. Participating Institutions. Acknowledgements. 1. Biodiversity: Our Precious Heritage, Jonathan S. Adams, Bruce A. Stein, and Lynn S. Kutner. 2. Discovering Life in America: Tools and Techniques of Biodiversity Inventory, Bruce A. Stein and Frank W. Davis. 3. A Remarkable Array: Species Diversity in the United States, Bruce A. Stein et al. 4. Conservation Status of U.S. Species, Lawrence L. Master et al. 5. State of the States: Geographic Patterns of Diversity, Rarity, and Endemism, Bruce A. Stein et al. 6. The Geography of Imperilment: Targeti |
Notes |
"A joint project of the Nature Conservancy & Association for Biodiversity Information." |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-366) |
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English |
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Print version record |
Subject |
Biodiversity conservation -- United States
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Biological Diversity.
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NATURE -- Animals -- Wildlife.
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Conservation of natural resources
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Biodiversity conservation
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United States
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Electronic book
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Author |
Stein, Bruce A., 1955- editor.
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Kutner, Lynn S., editor.
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Adams, Jonathan S., 1961- editor.
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Nature Conservancy (U.S.)
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Association for Biodiversity Information.
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LC no. |
99030213 |
ISBN |
9780198028963 |
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0198028962 |
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1280830913 |
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9781280830914 |
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9786610830916 |
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6610830916 |
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0197561330 |
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9780197561331 |
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