Our living resources : a report to the nation on the distribution, abundance, and health of U.S. plants, animals, and ecosystems LaRoe, Edward T. contributor Farris, Gaye S. contributor United States. National Biological Service. contributor Puckett, Catherine Elizabeth, 1955- contributor Doran, Peter D. contributor Mac, Michael J. contributor United States. Bureau of Land Management. contributor University Of Southwestern Louisiana. contributor text book Washington, DC U.S. Dept. of the Interior, National Biological Service 1995 1995
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ENG 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. Animal populations Biodiversity Biological diversity Biotic communities Ecology Endangered ecosystems Endangered species Environmental conditions Natural resources Plant populations United States QH104 .O88 1995 574.973 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/4172 32999628 95198061 10.5962/bhl.title.4172 LSidFW