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Author:

National Geographic Partners (U.S.), cartographer.

Title:

Saving unique habitats : [contiguous United States] / National Geographic ; editor--Jon Bowen ; design--Hannah Tak ; text--Eve Conant ; research--Shelley Sperry ; map production--Jon Bowen and Theodore A. Sickley.

Publisher:

National Geographic Society,

Copyright Date:

2016

Description:

1 map : color ; 41 x 66 cm, on sheet 51 x 79 cm, folded to 13 x 20 cm

Subject:

Habitat (Ecology)--United States--Maps.
Habitat conservation--United States--Maps.
Conservation of natural resources--United States--Maps.
Habitat conservation--Ulster County--Ulster County--Maps.
Ecological regions--United States--Maps.
Protected areas--United States--Maps.
Biodiversity--United States--Maps.
Biodiversity conservation--United States--Maps.
Ecosystem management--United States--Maps.
Endangered species--United States--Pictorial works.
Ulster County (N.Y.)--Maps.
Ulster County (N.Y.)--Aerial views.
Green movement--Ulster County--Ulster County--Maps.

Other Authors:

Bowen, Jon (Cartographer), editor.
Sickley, Theodore A., cartographer.
Zillmer, Scott, editor.
National Geographic Society (U.S.), publisher.
Environmental Systems Research Institute (Redlands, Calif.), sponsoring body.

Other Titles:

Dreaming Green, case study, Ulster County, New York.

Notes:

Shows major animal/vegetal habitats or "habitat rarity" and terrestrial ecoregions. Does not cover Alaska or Hawaii. Title from panel. "Supplement to 'National Geographic', December 2016." "This map was funded in part by a grant from Esri to the National Geographic Society." "Copyright ℗♭ 2016 National Geographic Partners, LLC, Washington, D.C." Includes number-indexed illustrations of animals/plants with threatened habitats (each with note), ancillary map of "Protected areas within the contiguous United States" with accompanying explanation, other text, and notes. Text, notes, map of Ulster County (N.Y.), county aerial view, 3 aerial views of exemplary local areas, and 2 small location maps, all under the general title "Dreaming green, case study, Ulster County, New York" on verso.

Summary:

"The greatest threat to the diversity of life on Earth is the loss of habitat -- but the information needed to counter that is more readily available than ever. This map is an example: It shows how common or rare a given kind of habitat is in the lower 48 states."

OCLC:

(OCoLC)964574553

LCCN:

2016585594

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)