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Science and the Endangered Species ACT
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- Book Synopsis
- <p>The Endangered Species Act (ESA) is a far-reaching law that has sparked intense controversies over the use of public lands, the rights of property owners, and economic versus environmental benefits.</p> <p>In this volume a distinguished committee focuses on the science underlying the ESA and offers recommendations for making the act more effective.</p> <p>The committee provides an overview of what scientists know about extinction--and what this understanding means to implementation of the ESA. Habitat--its destruction, conservation, and fundamental importance to the ESA--is explored in detail.</p> <p>The book analyzes: </p> <ul> <li>Concepts of species--how the term "species" arose and how it has been interpreted for purposes of the ESA.</li> <li>Conflicts between species when individual species are identified for protection, including several case studies.</li> <li>Assessment of extinction risk and decisions under the ESA--how these decisions can be made more effectively.</li> </ul> <p>The book concludes with a look beyond the Endangered Species Act and suggests additional means of biological conservation and ways to reduce conflicts. It will be useful to policymakers, regulators, scientists, natural-resource managers, industry and environmental organizations, and those interested in biological conservation.</p>
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9780309090179
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- National Academies Press, (13 October 1995)
- Number of Pages
- 288
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 229 x 152 x 0 mm
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