CONTENTS 



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Highlights 221 



Overview 221 



Federal Mandates Affecting Biological Diversity Conservation 222 



Onsite Biological Diversity Maintenance Programs 224 



Ecosystem Diversity Maintenance 224 



Species Habitat Protection 228 



Onsite Restoration 231 



Offsite Diversity Maintenance Programs 232 



Plant Programs 232 



Animal Programs 238 



Microbial Resource Programs 242 



Quarantine 244 



Needs and Opportunities 245 



Chapter 9 References 246 



Tables 



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9-1. Federal Laws Relating to Biological Diversity Maintenance 223 



9-2. Examples of Federal Ecosystem Conservation Programs 225 



9-3. Number of U.S. Species at Various Stages of Listing and Recovery 



as of 1985 229 



9-4. Existing and Proposed Crop Advisory Committees of the 



National Plant Germplasm System 235 



9-5. Active Breed Associations in the United States 239 



9-6. Microbial Culture Collections in the United States With 



More Than 1,000 Accessions 243 



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9-1. Principle Components of the National Plant Germplasm System 234 



