000243781 000__ 02599cam\a22003374a\45e0 000243781 001__ 243781 000243781 005__ 20210513093905.0 000243781 008__ 990513s2000\\\\enkab\\\\b\\\\001\0\eng\\ 000243781 010__ $$a 99030213 000243781 015__ $$aGB99-U6787 000243781 020__ $$a0195125193 (alk. paper) 000243781 035__ $$a(OCoLC)ocm41404579 000243781 035__ $$a243781 000243781 040__ $$aDLC$$cDLC$$dUKM$$dC#P$$dVVC$$dCKK$$dCUM 000243781 042__ $$apcc 000243781 043__ $$an-us--- 000243781 049__ $$aISEA 000243781 05000 $$aQH76$$b.P69 2000 000243781 08200 $$a333.95/16/0973$$221 000243781 24500 $$aPrecious heritage :$$bthe status of biodiversity in the United States /$$cedited by Bruce A. Stein, Lynn S. Kutner, Jonathan S. Adams ; graphics by Nicole S. Rousmaniere. 000243781 260__ $$aOxford ;$$aNew York :$$bOxford University Press,$$cc2000. 000243781 300__ $$axxv, 399 p. :$$bcol. ill., maps (some col.) ;$$c29 cm. 000243781 500__ $$a"A joint project of the Nature Conservancy & Association for Biodiversity Information." 000243781 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [347]-366). 000243781 5050_ $$aBiodiversity : 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. 000243781 650_0 $$aBiodiversity conservation$$zUnited States. 000243781 7001_ $$aStein, Bruce A.,$$d1955- 000243781 7001_ $$aKutner, Lynn S. 000243781 7001_ $$aAdams, Jonathan S.,$$d1961- 000243781 7102_ $$aNature Conservancy (U.S.) 000243781 7102_ $$aAssociation for Biodiversity Information. 000243781 85200 $$bgen$$hQH76$$i.P69$$i2000 000243781 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:243781$$pGLOBAL_SET 000243781 980__ $$aBIB 000243781 980__ $$aBOOK