LEADER 03908nam 2200589Ia 450 001 9910807044103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-19-802896-2 010 $a9786610830916 010 $a0-19-756133-0 010 $a1-280-83091-3 035 $a(CKB)24235092600041 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC430267 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7035795 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL430267 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10278804 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL83091 035 $a(OCoLC)429904935 035 $a(OCoLC)41404579 035 $a(FINmELB)ELB164416 035 $a(EXLCZ)9924235092600041 100 $a19990513d2000 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aPrecious heritage $ethe status of biodiversity in the United States /$fedited by Bruce A. Stein, Lynn S. Kutner, Jonathan S. Adams ; graphics by Nicole S. Rousmaniere 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aOxford ;$aNew York $cOxford University Press$dc2000 215 $axxv, 399 p. $ccol. ill., maps (some col.) 300 $a"A joint project of the Nature Conservancy & Association for Biodiversity Information." 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [347]-366). 327 $aIntro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contributors -- Participating Institutions -- 1 BIODIVERSITY: OUR PRECIOUS HERITAGE -- 2 DISCOVERING LIFE IN AMERICA: TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES OF BIODIVERSITY INVENTORY -- 3 A REMARKABLE ARRAY: SPECIES DIVERSITY IN THE UNITED STATES -- 4 VANISHING ASSETS: CONSERVATION STATUS OF U.S. SPECIES -- 5 STATE OF THE STATES: GEOGRAPHIC PATTERNS OF DIVERSITY, RARITY, AND ENDEMISM -- 6 THE GEOGRAPHY OF IMPERILMENT: TARGETING CONSERVATION TOWARD CRITICAL BIODIVERSITY AREAS -- 7 MORE THAN THE SUM OF THE PARTS: DIVERSITY AND STATUS OF ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS -- 8 LEADING THREATS TO BIODIVERSITY: WHAT'S IMPERILING U.S. SPECIES -- 9 STRATEGIES FOR BIODIVERSITY PROTECTION -- 10 OWNING UP TO OUR RESPONSIBILITIES: WHO OWNS LANDS IMPORTANT FOR BIODIVERSITY? -- 11 SAFEGUARDING OUR PRECIOUS HERITAGE -- 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 -- Literature Cited -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z. 330 $aFrom the lush forests of Appalachia to the frozen tundra of Alaska, from the Midwest's prairies to Hawaii's rainforests, the United States harbors a remarkable array of ecosystems, which in turn sustain an enormous variety of plant and animal life. A celebration of this extraordinary biological wealth, Precious Heritage draws together for the first time a quarter century of information collected by the network of natural heritage programs. This richly illustrated volume not only documents the enormous breadth of U.S. biodiversity, but also considers how our species and ecosystems are faring, what is threatening them, and what is needed to protect the nation's natural inheritance. 606 $aBiodiversity conservation$zUnited States 606 $aConservation of natural resources$zUnited States 615 0$aBiodiversity conservation 615 0$aConservation of natural resources 676 $a333.95/16/0973 701 $aAdams$b Jonathan S$0931975 701 $aKutner$b Lynn S$01721295 701 $aStein$b Bruce A.$f1955-$01721296 712 02$aAssociation for Biodiversity Information. 712 02$aNature Conservancy (U.S.) 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910807044103321 996 $aPrecious heritage$94120746 997 $aUNINA