Precious 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. Rousmaniere

• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c2000
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (426 p.)
• Disciplina: 333.950973; 333.95160973
• Soggetto topico: Biodiversity conservation - United States; Conservation of natural resources - United States
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: AdamsJonathan S KutnerLynn S SteinBruce A. <1955->
• Note generali: "A joint project of the Nature Conservancy & Association for Biodiversity Information."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [347]-366).
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: '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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Precious heritage
• ISBN: 0-19-756133-0; 1-280-83091-3; 9786610830916; 0-19-802896-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910453825603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Oxford scholarship online.