Biological Diversity Research: An Analysis

James W. McMinn

doi:10.2737/SE-GTR-71

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Biological Diversity Research: An Analysis

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Authors:

James W. McMinn

Year:

1991

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Southern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/SE-GTR-71

Source:

Gen. Tech. Rep. SE-71. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southeastern Forest Experiment Station. 7 p.

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Abstract

An appropriate yardstick for a biodiversity program is how it affects the persistence of viable populations. A coordinated program of biodiversity research could be structured under three overlapping subject areas: (1) threatened, endangered, and sensitive species; (2) restoration of missing, underrepresented, or declining communities; and (3) general principles and procedures for ecosystem restoration and perpetuation.

Keywords

Genes, endangered species, plant communities, animal communities, ecosystems

Citation

McMinn, James W. 1991. Biological Diversity Research: An Analysis. Gen. Tech. Rep. SE-71. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southeastern Forest Experiment Station. 7 p.