04067nam 2200685Ia 450 991045382560332120200520144314.00-19-756133-01-280-83091-397866108309160-19-802896-2(CKB)1000000000551594(EBL)430267(OCoLC)429904935(SSID)ssj0000226290(PQKBManifestationID)11234624(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000226290(PQKBWorkID)10235072(PQKB)10119641(MiAaPQ)EBC430267(StDuBDS)EDZ0002341402(Au-PeEL)EBL430267(CaPaEBR)ebr10278804(CaONFJC)MIL83091(EXLCZ)99100000000055159419990513d2000 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrPrecious heritage[electronic resource] the status of biodiversity in the United States /edited by Bruce A. Stein, Lynn S. Kutner, Jonathan S. Adams ; graphics by Nicole S. RousmaniereOxford ;New York Oxford University Pressc20001 online resource (426 p.)Oxford scholarship online"A joint project of the Nature Conservancy & Association for Biodiversity Information."0-19-512519-3 Includes bibliographical references (p. [347]-366).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.'Precious Heritage' draws together for the first time a quarter century of information on U.S. biodiversity developed by natural heritage programs from across the country. This richly illustrated volume not only documents those aspects of U.S. biodiversity that are particularly noteworthy, but also considers how species and ecosystems are faring, what is threatening them, and what is needed to protect the nation's remaining natural inheritance.Oxford scholarship online.Biodiversity conservationUnited StatesConservation of natural resourcesUnited StatesElectronic books.Biodiversity conservationConservation of natural resources333.950973333.95160973Adams Jonathan S931975Kutner Lynn S931976Stein Bruce A.1955-931977Association for Biodiversity Information.Nature Conservancy (U.S.)MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910453825603321Precious heritage2096264UNINA