La Tour du Valat

Institut de recherche pour la conservation des zones humides méditerranéennes

Titre :	Pattern of expenditures for plant conservation under the Endangered Species Act
Auteurs :	Vivian Negron-Ortiz, Auteur
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	Biological Conservation (171 MAR 2014)
Article en page(s) :	36-43
Langues:	Anglais
Résumé :	An estimated 31% of the native plant species in the United States are considered at risk of extinction, and 11% receive protection under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA). But with current and projected threats, many at risk non-listed plant species will need protection under the ESA. Recovery priority guidelines based on a ranking system exist to help identify the most cost-effective use of limited resources to recover listed species. I analyzed how expenditures on listed plants from 2007 to 2011 corresponded to this system, the species' status, and the year first listed. While the majority of species listed under the ESA are plants, they received

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