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Synopsis
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.
In this volume a distinguished committee focuses on the science underlying the ESA and offers recommendations for making the act more effective.
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.
The book analyzes
- Concepts of species--how the term "species" arose and how it has been interpreted for purposes of the ESA.
- Conflicts between species when individual species are identified for protection, including several case studies.
- Assessment of extinction risk and decisions under the ESA--how these decisions can be made more effectively. 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.
- Front Matter
- Executive Summary
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Species Extinctions
- 3 Species Definitions and the Endangered Species Act
- 4 The Role of Habitat Conservation and Recovery Planning
- 5 Modern Perspectives of Habitat
- 6 Conservation Conflicts Between Species
- 7 Estimating Risk
- 8 Making ESA Decisions in the Face of Uncertainty
- 9 Areas of Scientific Uncertainty
- 10 Beyond the Endangered Species Act
- Appendix A
- Appendix B
- Appendix C Biographical Information on Committee Members
- Index
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Committee on Scientific Issues in the Endangered Species Act, National Research Council
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- PublisherNational Academies Press
- Publication date1995
- ISBN 10 0309052912
- ISBN 13 9780309052917
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages288
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