Fate of the wild : the Endangered Species Act and the future of biodiversity / Bonnie B. Burgess.
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TextPublication details: Athens : University of Georgia Press, c2001.Description: xix, 211 p. ; 24 cmISBN: - 0820322962 (alk. paper)
- 9780820322964 (alk. paper)
- QH 76 .B87 2001
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Storms Research Center Main Collection | QH 76 .B87 2001 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 98632787 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-199) and index.
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.
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