Main Title |
Biodiversity values of geographically isolated wetlands in the United States / |
Author |
Comer, Patrick J.
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Publisher |
NatureServe, |
Year Published |
2005 |
OCLC Number |
62509026 |
Subjects |
Wetlands--United States ;
Biodiversity--United States ;
Plants--United States--Classification ;
Vegetation classification--United States ;
Ecology--Research--United States ;
Biological diversity--United States
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
ELBM |
QH76.C664 2005 |
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AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
11/04/2019 |
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Collation |
1 volume : map ; 28 cm |
Notes |
December 2005. Funding for this report was provided by a grant from the Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watershed - Wetlands Division. Includes bibliographical references. |
Contents Notes |
Background -- NatureServe and its network of natural heritage programs -- Key objectives and project tasks -- Methods -- Standard ecological classification -- Geographically isolated wetland ecological systems -- Linking at-risk elements of biodiversity with isolated wetlands -- Animal species linked to isolated wetlands -- Plant species linked to isolated wetlands -- Plant communities linked to isolated wetlands -- Knowledge and data gaps -- Results -- Isolated wetland ecological systems -- At-risk animal species linked to isolated wetlands -- At-risk plant species linked to isolated wetlands -- Known occurrence of at-risk plant and animal species in U.S. Counties -- At-risk plant communities linked to isolated wetlands -- Knowledge and data gaps -- Classifying wetland types -- Implementing a definition of "geographically isolated" -- Gaps in field inventory -- Linking species to ecological systems -- Discussion -- What is at risk? -- Beyond the Clean Water Act: other mechanisms for protecting isolated wetlands -- Endangered species Act -- Agricultural incentive programs -- Non-federal regulations -- Systematic inventory of wetland resources -- Making use of this information. |