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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Bruce A Stein; Lynn S Kutner; Jonathan S Adams; Nature Conservancy (U.S.); Association for Biodiversity Information. |
| ISBN: | 0195125193 9780195125191 |
| OCLC Number: | 41404579 |
| Notes: | "A joint project of the Nature Conservancy & Association for Biodiversity Information." |
| Description: | xxv, 399 p. : col. ill., maps (some col.) ; 29 cm. |
| 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 ... [et al.] -- Vanishing assets : conservation status of U.S. species / Lawrence L. Master ... [et al.] -- State of the states : geographic patterns of diversity, rarity, and endemism / Bruce A. Stein ... [et al.] -- The geography of imperilment : targeting conservation toward critical biodiversity areas / Stephen J. Chaplin ... [et al.] -- More than the sum of the parts : diversity and status of ecological systems / Mark T. Bryer ... [et al.] -- Leading threats to biodiversity : what's imperiling U.S. species / David S. Wilcove ... [et al.] -- Strategies for biodiversity protection / Michael J. Bean -- Owning up to our responsibilities : who owns lands important for biodiversity? / Craig R. Groves ... [et al.] -- 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. |
| Responsibility: | edited by Bruce A. Stein, Lynn S. Kutner, Jonathan S. Adams ; graphics by Nicole S. Rousmaniere. |
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