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species
species (sing. and pl.) 1. A class of particular chemical individuals all of which are similar, e.g.
ions, atoms, or molecules.
2. See
CLASSIFICATION.
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Endangered Species Act 'Broken' -- Flood of Litigation over Critical Habitat Hinders Species Conservation
Newspaper article from: U.S. Newswire; 5/28/2003; 700+ words
; ...habitat for threatened and endangered species, Assistant Secretary of the Interior...designations is undermining endangered species conservation by compromising the Service's ability to protect new species and to work with states, tribes, landowners...
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Species richness of both native and invasive aquatic plants influenced by environmental conditions and human activity.(Report)
Magazine article from: Canadian Journal of Botany; 3/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...native vegetation, threaten rare species, and alter ecosystem processes...relationship between native and invasive species remains elusive. Elton (1958...that communities with many native species are less likely to be invaded, but...
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Ecological species groups of South Carolina's Jocassee Gorges, southern Appalachian Mountains1
Magazine article from: Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society; 7/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...Clemson, SC 29634-0331 ). Ecological species groups of South Carolina's Jocassee...131: 220-231. 2004.-Ecological species groups, consisting of assemblages of co-occurring plant species exhibiting similar environmental affinities...
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Species and distribution of Penaeoid shrimps in Thailand.(Report)
Magazine article from: Journal of Shellfish Research; 12/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ABSTRACT Species and distribution of Penaeoid shrimps in...Andaman Sea coast. Identification of species was based on the morphological characters...the current literature. A total of 50 species from 13 genera and 3 families of Penaeoidea...
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Species distributions in interdunal swale communities: The effects of soil waterlogging
Magazine article from: The American Midland Naturalist; 1/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...soil waterlogging in determining plant species distributions among interdunal swales...field and greenhouse experiments. Most species exhibited significant responses to experimental...distributions in the field. In general dune species such as Ammophila breviligulata and Solidago...
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Endangered Species Law Undermined, Underfunded, Says Report
Newspaper article from: U.S. Newswire; 4/9/1992; 700+ words
; ...nation's law protecting endangered species has been "underapplied, underfunded...and fully implemented Endangered Species Act cannot "bear the full burden...policy which assures protection of species-rich habitat before the specie
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Different arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal species are potential determinants of plant community structure.
Magazine article from: Ecology; 9/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...structure, i.e., the diversity of plant species, their spatial distribution, and their...approximately]80% of all terrestrial plant species form this symbiosis (Smith and Read 1997...affecting the relative abundance of plant species and plant-species diversity (Grime...
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Endangered Species Act's silver anniversary.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 12/7/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...silver anniversary of the Endangered Species Act. Twenty-five years ago on that...halt the loss of plant and animal species wherever humanly possible. Over the last quarter century, the Endangered Species Act has had an effect more profound...
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ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT:JOHN KOSTYACK
Transcript from: Congressional Testimony; 9/19/2005; 700+ words
; ...better incentives to conserve endangered species. The bill that is the focus of this hearing...suggestions for improvement. Endangered Species Act: The Nation`s Safety Net for Wildlife...to speak broadly about the Endangered Species Act, the law that this bill would amend...
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Species Intelligibilis: From Perception to Knowledge.
Magazine article from: The Review of Metaphysics; 12/1/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...development of the doctrine of intelligible species extending from classical thought through...and the elimination of the intelligible species in modern non-Aristotelian speculators...developments. Doctrines concerning sensible species are for the most part excluded, since...
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Endangered Species Act
Book article from: Water:Science and Issues
Endangered Species Act The Endangered Species Act (ESA) has been described as the most comprehensive legislation for the preservation of endangered species ever enacted by any nation. It is also one of the United States...
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Endangered Species
Encyclopedia entry from: UXL Encyclopedia of Science
Endangered species An endangered species is any animal or plant species whose very survival is threatened to the point of extinction. Once extinct, a species is no longer found anywhere on Earth. Once gone, it is gone forever. Throughout Earth...
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Species Extinction
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Public Health
SPECIES EXTINCTION Evolution is the interplay of...reason, they assume the status of separate species or subspecies. Historically, processes...exactly what the causes of extinction are. Species extinction could arise from a combination...
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Specie Payments, Suspension and Resumption of
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
SPECIE PAYMENTS, SUSPENSION AND RESUMPTION OF SPECIE PAYMENTS, SUSPENSION AND RESUMPTION OF. Under a system of specie payments, it is required by law or custom that fiduciary money, usually in the form of bank notes or government paper money...
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Species
Book article from: Biology
Species There is little agreement among scientists about the definition of the word "species." However, most biologists would agree that a species is a detectable, naturally occurring group of individuals or populations that is on an evolutionary...
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