Title
Our living resources : a report to the nation on the distribution, abundance, and health of U.S. plants, animals, and ecosystems
By
LaRoe, Edward Terhune
Farris, Gaye S.
United States. National Biological Service.
Puckett, Catherine Elizabeth, 1955-
Doran, Peter D.
Mac, Michael J.
United States. Bureau of Land Management.
University Of Southwestern Louisiana.
Type
Book
Material
Published material
Publication info
Washington, DC, U.S. Dept. of the Interior, National Biological Service, 1995
Notes
Partial Contents: Birds -- Mammals -- Reptiles and amphibians -- Fishes -- Invertebrates -- Plants -- Terrestrial ecosystems -- Aquatic ecosystems -- Coastal and marine ecosystems -- Riparian ecosystems -- Global climate change -- Human influences -- Non-native species -- Habitat assessments.
Report provides information on distribution, abundance, and health of birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians, fishes, invertebrates, plants, terrestrial ecosystems, aquatic ecosystems, coastal and marine ecosytems, riparian ecosystems, the Great Plains, Interior West, Alaska, and Hawaii. It also discusses special issues: global climate change, human influences, non-native species, and habitat assessments.
"The report compiles, for scientists, mangers, and the lay public, information on many species and the ecosystems on which they depend. As a first step toward a consistent, large-scale understanding of the status and trends of these resources, this report brings together for the first time a host of information about our nation's biological wealth, highlighting causes for both comfort and concern"-- Foreword.
Subjects
Animal populations
,
Biodiversity
,
Biological diversity
,
Biotic communities
,
Ecology
,
Endangered ecosystems
,
Endangered species
,
Environmental conditions
,
Natural resources
,
Plant populations
,
United States
Call Number
QH104 .O88 1995
Classification
574.973
Language
English
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.4172
GPO:
0612
LCCN:
https://lccn.loc.gov/95198061
NAL:
QH104.O87 1995
OCLC:
32999628
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