Taxonomic and Geographic Patterns of Decline for Threatened and Endangered Species in the United States

Conservation Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 716-725

  Leidner, Allison K ^a   Neel, Maile C ^a  

^a University of Maryland   (United States)

Author keywords

Endangered species; Endangered Species Act; Extinction risk; Recovery plans; Species declines

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT; EXTINCTION RISK; POPULATION DECLINE; PROBABILITY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RANGE SIZE; RECOVERY PLAN; RED LIST; TAXONOMY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GEOGRAPHY; PHYLOGENY; PLANT; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GEOGRAPHY; PHYLOGENY; PLANTS; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

INVERTEBRATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 79960564981     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: 15231739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2011.01689.x     Document Type: Article

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