| Description |
1 online resource (426 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour) |
| 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 |
| Summary |
'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 |
| Notes |
A joint project of the nature Conservancy and Association for Biodiversity Information |
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Previously issued in print: 2000 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Audience |
Specialized |
| Notes |
Description based on print version record and publisher information |
| Subject |
Biodiversity conservation -- United States
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Biodiversity conservation
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Stein, Bruce A., 1955- editor.
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Kutner, Lynn S., editor
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Adams, Jonathan S., 1961- editor.
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Association for Biodiversity Information, associated with work.
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Nature Conservancy (U.S.), associated with work
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| ISBN |
9780197561331 (ebook) |
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0197561330 (ebook) |
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