A biological framework for evaluating whether a species is threatened or endangered in a significant portion of its range

Under the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA), a species can be listed if it is at risk "in all or a significant portion of its range," but the ESA provides no guidance on how to interpret this key phrase. We propose a simple test to determine whether the areas of a species' range in wh...

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Veröffentlicht in:Conservation biology : the journal of the Society for Conservation Biology. - 1999. - 21(2007), 4 vom: 15. Aug., Seite 964-74
1. Verfasser: Waples, Robin S (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Adams, Peter B, Bohnsack, James, Taylor, Barbara L
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2007
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Conservation biology : the journal of the Society for Conservation Biology
Schlagworte:Journal Article