Prioritizing Wildlife Taxa for Biological Diversity Conservation at the Local Scale |
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Authors: | David R Breininger Mary Jo Barkaszi Rebecca B Smith Donna M Oddy Jane A Provancha |
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Institution: | (1) Dynamac International, NASA Biomedical Operations Office, Dyn-2, John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida 32899, USA , US |
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Abstract: | / We identified and ranked 108 resident and migratory wildlife taxa on John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC) that were vulnerable to local, regional, or global extinction. We ranked taxa based on their vulnerability to extinction, their potential role for maintaining faunal integrity, and the relevance of KSC for maintaining their populations in the United States and Florida. Several taxa, not listed by agencies, were vulnerable to regional or global extinction. Many taxa not vulnerable to global extinction were vulnerable to local and regional extinction. Top predators were vulnerable to extinction because of small population size, isolation from other populations, and road mortality. Many taxa were dependent on habitat conditions at different geographic locations so that conservation required greater collaboration among land owners, managers, and researchers at local, regional, and global scales.KEY WORDS: Biological diversity; Endangered species; Conservation |
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Keywords: | : Biological diversity Endangered species Conservation |
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