Nationa l L ist would not be as accurate and complete if it were not for the 

 enormous amount of review so generously provided by the regional reviewers. 

 State distributions and common names provided by John Kartesz from unpublished 

 data bases allowed the production of accurate State lists and common name 

 assignments for almost all species. The high quality and completeness of the 

 Nationa l List is in large part due to the data provided by John Kartesz from the 

 Biota of North America Program. 



The composition and pleasing format of the lists is largely due to the computer 

 skills of Jill Muhlenbruck and Gregor Auble of the National Ecology Research 

 Center. 



The contributions of the many National and regional review panel members is 

 gratefully acknowledged. These biologists represented their agencies in a 

 technically competent and thoroughly professional manner. The strength of the 

 Regional lists and Indicator assignments is largely due to the diverse background 

 of the review panel members and a firm desire by all to make the process work. 

 The unswerving resolve and determination displayed by all the review panels to 

 complete each phase of the task during the marathon regional review panel 

 meetings was truly inspiring. Well over 200 weeks of staff time was contributed 

 by the review panel members. 



It has been a pleasure to coordinate this effort and to work so closely with so 

 many dedicated and professional biologists. The credit and recognition for the 

 completion of this task applies equally to all who contributed so much. As 

 compiler, I must necessarily take the responsibility for any transcription errors 

 which may have occurred during the production of this report. The extensive use 

 of the National List has made the entire effort professionally satisfying for 

 all who have contributed. 



