Main Title |
Threats to biological diversity in the United States : final / |
Author |
Valdes-Cogliano, S.
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Other Authors |
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CORP Author |
Industrial Economics, Inc., Cambridge, MA.;Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. Office of Policy, Planning and Evaluation. |
Publisher |
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Policy, Planning and Evaluation, |
Year Published |
1990 |
Report Number |
PM-220; EPA-68-W8-0038 |
Stock Number |
PB91-125757 |
Subjects |
Biodiversity conservation--United States ;
Biological diversity conservation--United States
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Additional Subjects |
United States ;
Birds ;
Humans ;
Reproduction(Biology) ;
Demography ;
Biological diversity ;
Endangered species ;
Global atmospheric change ;
Environmental pollution ;
Threats ;
Habitats ;
Alien species
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
NTIS |
PB91-125757 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
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07/26/2022 |
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Collation |
61 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm |
Abstract |
As worldwide threats to biodiversity increase and extinction rates rise to 1000 times the natural background extinction rate, the conservation of biological diversity is emerging as a major public policy issue. The report examines the response of natural systems to stressors, the factors which determine the vulnerability of species, and the ultimate and proximate causes currently depleting biological diversity in the United States. Included is an overview of the effects of 13 stressors on 59 categories of organisms in the contiguous United States. |
Notes |
"September 1990." "Prepared for: Sally Valdes-Cogliano." Includes bibliographical references (pages 50-57). "Under EPA contract #68-W8-0038 with Industrial Economics work assignment #115." "A special focus on the threat of pollution was added by Dexter Hinckley." Microfiche. |