Minnesota's endangered flora and fauna / edited by Barbara Coffin and Lee Pfannmuller ; illustrated by Jan A. Janssens ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Coffin, Barbara.

Pfannmuller, Lee.

Minnesota. Department of Natural Resources.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Endangered species--Minnesota.

Endangered species.

Wildlife conservation--Minnesota.

Wildlife conservation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (492 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : Published by the University of Minnesota Press for the Natural Heritage and Nongame Wildlife programs of the Division of Fish and Wildlife, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, c1988.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Extinction of species, the silent crisis of our time, diminishes our world...and a commitment to the preservation of species diversity is fundamental to an optimistic view of the future of our own species," says Harrison B. Tordoff in his forward to this comprehensive reference book. Minnesota's Endangered Flora and Fauna is the result of a legislative mandate -- the 1981 amendment to the State Endangered Species Act -- which called upon the state's Department of Natural Resources and an expert advisory committee to prepare a list of plants and animals in jeopardy. Covered in the book are som

Contents:

Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; How to Use This Book; Plants; Animals Vertebrates; Invertebrates; Overview; Appendix A. Species Distribution by County: Plants; Appendix B. Species Distribution by County: Animals; Appendix C. Minnesota Statute 84.0895: Protection of Threatened and Endangered Species; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographies and index.

ISBN:

0-8166-5577-4

0-8166-1689-2

OCLC:

182732701