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The Effectiveness of the Endangered Species Act: A Quantitative Analysis

The Effectiveness of the Endangered Species Act: A Quantitative Analysis AbstractPopulation trends for 1095 species listed as threatened and endangered under the Endangered Species Act were correlated with the length of time the species were listed and the presence or absence of critical habitat and recovery plans. Species with critical habitat for two or more years were more than twice as likely to have an improving population trend in the late 1990s, and less than half as likely to be declining in the early 1990s, as species without. Species with dedicated recovery plans for two or more years were significantly more likely to be improving and less likely to be declining than species without. The proportion of species improving increased, and the proportion declining decreased, with increasing time listed throughout the 1990s, irrespective of critical habitat and recovery plans. On the basis of these results, we recommend increased funding for earlier listing of imperiled species and prompt provision of critical habitat and recovery plans. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png BioScience Oxford University Press

The Effectiveness of the Endangered Species Act: A Quantitative Analysis

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Oxford University Press
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© Published by Oxford University Press.
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ISSN
0006-3568
eISSN
1525-3244
DOI
10.1641/0006-3568(2005)055[0360:TEOTES]2.0.CO;2
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Abstract

AbstractPopulation trends for 1095 species listed as threatened and endangered under the Endangered Species Act were correlated with the length of time the species were listed and the presence or absence of critical habitat and recovery plans. Species with critical habitat for two or more years were more than twice as likely to have an improving population trend in the late 1990s, and less than half as likely to be declining in the early 1990s, as species without. Species with dedicated recovery plans for two or more years were significantly more likely to be improving and less likely to be declining than species without. The proportion of species improving increased, and the proportion declining decreased, with increasing time listed throughout the 1990s, irrespective of critical habitat and recovery plans. On the basis of these results, we recommend increased funding for earlier listing of imperiled species and prompt provision of critical habitat and recovery plans.

Journal

BioScienceOxford University Press

Published: Apr 1, 2005

Keywords: Keywords biodiversity population biology endangered species environmental policy

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