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Managing plant communities

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The Department of Defense (DoD) has large amounts of land that are not used for agriculture or built on. This land plays an important role in regional biodiversity. The DoD has a Threatened and Endangered Species Research and Development Program which includes a joint investigation by the Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratories and the Army Waterways Experiment Station which are helping the southeastern DoD to develop plant management strategies. A management guidebook is planned for plant communities on DoD land in the southeast.

Author: Fischer, Richard A., Martin, Chester O., Trame, Ann-Marie, Harper, Mary G.
Publisher: University of Michigan, School of Natural Resources
Publication Name: Endangered Species Update
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 1081-3705
Year: 1997
Environmental aspects, Land use

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DoD's wildlife R&D

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The US Department of Defense has more than 25 million acres under management and this includes habitat for a number of endangered species. The Threatened and Endagered Species (TES) Tracking System was developed to carry out an inventory of endangered species. The Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratories (CERL) is also study the effect of military activity on wildlife, and is carrying out a plant management project with the National Waterways Experiment Station.

Author: Rice, Clifford G.
Publisher: University of Michigan, School of Natural Resources
Publication Name: Endangered Species Update
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 1081-3705
Year: 1997

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Managing endangered species on military lands

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The Dept. of Defense maintains access to natural resources while protecting and managing air, land and water resources. The Navy has designed propeller guards for watercraft and established speed limits to protect the West Indian manatee 'Trichechus manatus.' It also uses its Sound Surveillance System to identify and study whale species. The Army has launched programs protecting the greenback cutthroat trout and the red-cockaded woodpecker.

Author: Boice, L. Peter
Publisher: University of Michigan, School of Natural Resources
Publication Name: Endangered Species Update
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 1081-3705
Year: 1996
Social aspects

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Subjects list: Management, Environmental policy, Plant conservation, United States. Department of Defense, Biological diversity conservation, Biodiversity conservation
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