[PCA] Seeking US statistics!! Please help.

[De Angelis, Patricia]

I want to thank all of those who have responded to this message.

I've gotten some awesome (though depressing) leads on habitat loss that I
thought I'd share for any others interested -

Noss et al., 1995: Endangered Ecosystems of the United States (<
http://noss.cos.ucf.edu/papers/Noss%20et%20al%201995.pdf>)

NatureServe, 2000: Precious Heritage (<
http://www.natureserve.org/biodiversity-science/publications/precious-heritage-status-biodiversity-united-states
>)

NRCS, 2010: National Resources Inventory (<
http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb1167354.pdf>).

Swaty et al., 2011: Accounting for Ecosystem Alteration Doubles Estimates
of Conservation Risk in the Conterminous United States  (<
http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0023002>)

Many thanks!

Patricia S. De Angelis, Ph.D.
Botanist, Division of Scientific Authority-US Fish & Wildlife
Service-International Affairs
Chair, Medicinal Plant Working Group-Plant Conservation Alliance
5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: IA
Falls Church, VA 22041-3803
703-358-1708 x 1753
703-358-2276 (FAX)

On Tue, Sep 23, 2014 at 11:31 AM, De Angelis, Patricia <
patricia_deangelis at fws.gov> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Can someone point me toward US statistics on loss/conversion/degradation
> of habitat for native plant communities - not just forestland, not just
> wetlands, not just West Coast, not just mainland, but US?
>
> Also, are there nationwide statistics on how much native habitat is
> restored on a national level - across agencies, private/public, etc.?
>
> Thanks!
> Patricia
>
> Patricia S. De Angelis, Ph.D.
> Botanist, Division of Scientific Authority-US Fish & Wildlife
> Service-International Affairs
> Chair, Medicinal Plant Working Group-Plant Conservation Alliance
> 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: IA
> Falls Church, VA 22041-3803
> 703-358-1708 x 1753
> 703-358-2276 (FAX)
>
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