Our living resources : a report to the nation on the distribution, abundance, and health of U.S. plants, animals, and ecosystems

By

LaRoe, Edward T.
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