Our Living Resources

Our Living Resources PDF

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Published: 1995

Total Pages: 548

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Report provides information on distribution, abundance, and health of birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians, fishes, invertebrates, plants, terrestrial ecosystems, aquatic ecosystems, coastal and marine ecosystems, riparian ecosystems, the Great Plains, Interior West, Alaska, and Hawaii. It also discusses special issues: global climate change, human influences, non-native species, and habitat assessments.

Environmental Information

Environmental Information PDF

Author: John B. Stephenson

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2006-02

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 9781422303603

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The fed. gov't. supports numerous data programs that assemble & analyze quantitative measures of the nation's environmental conditions & trends (known as indicators). Most of these data programs are housed in fed. agencies, & provide data used by decision makers from the private sector & by gov't. As fed. agencies take actions to improve the coverage & usefulness of these programs, it is equally important that the quality & avail. of existing data generated by these programs do not erode over time. This report reviewed 20 data programs to determine whether fed. agencies responsible for the programs anticipate that changes during FY 2005 & 2006 related to funding, shifting priorities, or other factors will affect the programs. Tables.