Status and Prospects for Success of the Endangered Species Act: A Look at Recovery Plans

Criticisms that recovery plans required by law overprotect species and subpopulations is invalid, although fears that the Environmental Protection Act of 1973 could be overwhelmed by the inclusion of subspecies and populations is warranted.

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Published inScience (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Vol. 262; no. 5136; pp. 976 - 977
Main Authors Tear, Timothy H., Scott, J. Michael, Hayward, Patricia H., Griffith, Brad
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States American Society for the Advancement of Science 12.11.1993
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Subjects
Biodiversity conservation
Biological diversity conservation
Endangered species
Endangered Species Act
Environmental legislation
Evaluation
Extinct species
Goal setting
Habitat conservation
Policy Forum
Population size
Species
Species extinction
Threatened species
USA
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Summary:Criticisms that recovery plans required by law overprotect species and subpopulations is invalid, although fears that the Environmental Protection Act of 1973 could be overwhelmed by the inclusion of subspecies and populations is warranted.
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ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.262.5136.976