TABLE OF CONTENTS 



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SUMMARY i 



I . SPECIES INFORMATION 1 



A. CLASSIFICATION 1 



B. PRESENT LEGAL OR OTHER FORMAL STATUS 2 



C . DESCRIPTION 2 



D. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION 4 



E . HABITAT 4 



F . POPULATION DEMOGRAPHY AND BIOLOGY 8 



G. DEMOGRAPHIC MONITORING TRANSECTS 9 



H. POPULATION ECOLOGY 17 



I. PRELIMINARY STUDIES OF WEEVIL INFESTATION 18 



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J. LAND OWNERSHIP 21 



II . ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS 2 2 



A. THREATS TO CURRENTLY KNOWN POPULATIONS 2 2 



B. MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND RESPONSE 2 2 



C. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MAINTAINING VIABLE POPULATIONS. 2 2 



D. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FURTHER ASSESSMENT 2 3 



III. LITERATURE CITED 24 



IV. ELEMENT OCCURRENCE PRINT-OUTS AND MAPS 2 6 



V. PHOTOGRAPHS 67 



VI . DEMOGRAPHIC MONITORING DATA 72 



