{"product_id":"science-and-the-endangered-species-national-research-council-9780309090179","title":"Science and the Endangered Species ACT","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Endangered Species Act (ESA) is a far-reaching law that has sparked intense controversies over the use of public lands, the rights of property owners, and economic versus environmental benefits.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this volume a distinguished committee focuses on the science underlying the ESA and offers recommendations for making the act more effective.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe committee provides an overview of what scientists know about extinction--and what this understanding means to implementation of the ESA. Habitat--its destruction, conservation, and fundamental importance to the ESA--is explored in detail.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book analyzes: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eConcepts of species--how the term \"species\" arose and how it has been interpreted for purposes of the ESA.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConflicts between species when individual species are identified for protection, including several case studies.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAssessment of extinction risk and decisions under the ESA--how these decisions can be made more effectively.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book concludes with a look beyond the Endangered Species Act and suggests additional means of biological conservation and ways to reduce conflicts. It will be useful to policymakers, regulators, scientists, natural-resource managers, industry and environmental organizations, and those interested in biological conservation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e National Research Council,Commission on Life Sciences,Board on Environmental Studies and Toxic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0309090172\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780309090179\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e National Academies Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"National Research Council","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48447630409983,"sku":"9780309090179","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2def1ba6-3ce2-433f-8e0d-86f090384629.jpg?v=1777233977","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/science-and-the-endangered-species-national-research-council-9780309090179","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}