The normative dimension and legal meaning of endangered and recovery in the U.S. Endangered Species Act

Conservation Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1383-1390

  Vucetich, John A ^a   Nelson, Michael P ^b   Phillips, Michael K ^c  

^a MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^c Turner Endangered Species Fund   (United States)

Author keywords

Canis lupus; Delisting; Endangered species; Gray wolf

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; EXTINCTION RISK; NATIONAL STRATEGY; POPULATION VIABILITY ANALYSIS; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; LEGAL ASPECT; NOMENCLATURE; POLICY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PUBLIC POLICY; TERMINOLOGY; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS;

EID: 33748942988     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: 15231739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2006.00493.x     Document Type: Review

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