Burgess, Bonnie B.,  1946- <br/><br/>
Fate of the wild :  the Endangered Species Act and the future of biodiversity / 
Bonnie B. Burgess. 
 - Athens :  University of Georgia Press,  c2001. 
 - xix, 211 p. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-199) and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction -- PART ONE: SETTING THE STAGE: History of the Endangered Species Act -- The Endangered Species Act today -- The importance of biodiversity -- PART TWO: CHARACTERS: Protagonists and the environmental arguments -- Antagonists and the private rights argument -- PART THREE: CONFLICT: In the halls of Congress -- Presidental power -- The bureaucratic contribution -- Species economics -- PART FOUR: RESOLUTION: Ecosystem management -- Antidote. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0820322962 (alk. paper) 9780820322964 (alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>00053657 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBA1-39201 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>United States. Endangered Species Act of 1973 --History.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Endangered species--Government policy--United States.<br/>Biodiversity conservation--Government policy--United States.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QH 76 .B87 2001