"Minnesota's Endangered Flora and Fauna " was first published in
1988. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make
long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published
unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press
editions.
"Extinction of species, the silent crisis of our time,
diminishes our world...and a commitment to the preservation of
species diversity is fundamental to an optimistic view of the
future of our own species," says Harrison B. Tordoff in his forward
to this comprehensive reference book. "Minnesota's Endangered Flora
and Fauna " is the result of a legislative mandate -- the 1981
amendment to the State Endangered Species Act -- which called upon
the state's Department of Natural Resources and an expert advisory
committee to prepare a list of plants and animals in jeopardy.
Covered in the book are some 300 species, ranging from mosses
and lichens to jumping spiders, and including vascular plants,
birds, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians, fish, butterflies,
mollusks, and tiger beetles. A chapter is devoted to each of these
floral and faunal groups, with individual status accounts provided
for all species. Each account includes the designation "endangered,
threatened," or "special concern," the reasons for that choice, and
related information on habitat and distribution. Endangered and
threatened species are illustrated; state distribution maps are
provided for all species, as well as information on national range.
In their substantial introduction, the editors describe the
historical background of this project; the components of
Minnesota's Endangered Species Program -- one of the most
comprehensive and respected in the nation; and the state's natural
environment -- its diverse landforms and vegetation.
An up-to-date and expanded version of the information contained in
Minnesota's Endangered Flora and Fauna is available online through
the Minnesota DNR's Rare Species Guide at www.mndnr.gov/rsg.
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