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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
| 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 |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c2000 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (426 p.) |
| Disciplina |
333.950973
333.95160973 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
AdamsJonathan S
KutnerLynn S SteinBruce A. <1955-> |
| Collana | Oxford scholarship online |
| Soggetto topico |
Biodiversity conservation - United States
Conservation of natural resources - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-19-756133-0
1-280-83091-3 9786610830916 0-19-802896-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| 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. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910453825603321 |
| Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c2000 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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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
| 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 |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c2000 |
| Descrizione fisica | xxv, 399 p. : col. ill., maps (some col.) |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
AdamsJonathan S
KutnerLynn S SteinBruce A. <1955-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Biodiversity conservation - United States
Conservation of natural resources - United States |
| ISBN |
0-19-802896-2
9786610830916 0-19-756133-0 1-280-83091-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910795701903321 |
| Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c2000 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Precious heritage : the status of biodiversity in the United States / / edited by Bruce A. Stein, Lynn S. Kutner, Jonathan S. Adams ; graphics by Nicole S. Rousmaniere
| Precious heritage : the status of biodiversity in the United States / / edited by Bruce A. Stein, Lynn S. Kutner, Jonathan S. Adams ; graphics by Nicole S. Rousmaniere |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c2000 |
| Descrizione fisica | xxv, 399 p. : col. ill., maps (some col.) |
| Disciplina | 333.95/16/0973 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
AdamsJonathan S
KutnerLynn S SteinBruce A. <1955-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Biodiversity conservation - United States
Conservation of natural resources - United States |
| ISBN |
0-19-802896-2
9786610830916 0-19-756133-0 1-280-83091-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Intro -- 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. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910807044103321 |
| Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c2000 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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