Status And Trends Of The Nation S Biological Resources

Assesses the health of the United States plants, animals, and ecosystems.

Lists the contents of the full two-volume report, and gives the text of the chapter on the Mississippi River from vol. 1.

Report provides information on distribution, abundance, and health of birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians, fishes, invertebrates, plants, terrestrial ecosystems, aquatic ecosystems, coastal and marine ecosystems, riparian ecosystems, the Great Plains, Interior West, Alaska, and Hawaii. It also discusses special issues: global climate change, human influences, non-native species, and habitat assessments.