The Effectiveness of the Endangered Species Act: A Quantitative Analysis

Taylor, Martin; Suckling, Kierán; Rachlinski, Jeffrey J.

doi:10.1641/0006-3568(2005)055[0360:teotes]2.0.co;2

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“…The great majority of threatened freshwater fish in Australia are within the lifespan of their first recovery plan, and it is unrealistic to expect recovery to occur in the relatively short period of recovery action. The US Threatened Species Act (TSA) requires the identification of population trend as an indicator of whether a species is recovering or not (Scott et al 2005;Taylor et al 2005). Under the TSA biennial, reporting of population trend is required, providing insight into whether recovery actions are effective, and/or whether changes are required.…”

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“…The influence of some specific management actions (e.g. the identification of critical habitat) on recovery trajectory has been scrutinised but the results may be contradictory (Taylor et al 2005;Gibbs and Currie 2012) and the majority of management interventions have not been examined. For freshwater fish, there is a relatively common suite of management activities employed to recover threatened species, including stock enhancement with captive-bred individuals, translocation, habitat rehabilitation, legislative protection, remediation of barriers to fish passage, improved water-quality and flow management, and control of alien species (Cowx 2002;Helfman 2007;Lintermans 2013a).…”

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“…Reviews of recovery programs are essential if recovery science, legislation and management are to improve and valuable resources are to be better directed (see Clark et al 2002;Taylor et al 2005;Goble et al 2006;Scott et al 2010;Gibbs and Currie 2012). However, such reviews are dependent on the quality and availability of relevant data and the method of analysis (Abbitt and Scott 2001;Crouse et al 2002;Gibbs and Currie 2012).…”

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A review of on-ground recovery actions for threatened freshwater fish in Australia

Lintermans¹

2013

Mar. Freshwater Res.

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Abstract. Freshwater fish are a highly threatened group and recovery of these threatened species is an increasingly difficult ecological and social challenge. There are many different on-ground recovery actions available to managers, but no synthesis of what, how or why these recovery actions have been deployed. The present paper reviews 428 reported on-ground recovery actions from a survey of practitioners of threatened freshwater-fish recovery in Australia. Recovery actions were grouped into 12 categories, with the most commonly utilised recovery categories being harvest control, translocation, habitat enhancement and stock enhancement. Major drivers of recovery actions were general conservation concern, recovery plans and emergency responses. The number of recovery actions grew significantly in the decade beginning 2000 as the impacts of prolonged drought in south-eastern Australia intensified. In all, 58% of recovery actions occurred in the Murray-Darling Basin, although this region holds only 27% of the 74 listed threatened freshwater fish in Australia. Few or no recovery actions were reported for many species, and few actions occurred in northern or western parts of the country. More than 80% of recovery actions reportedly had some form of monitoring. The diversity of management interventions is reviewed, and patterns and issues are identified to guide future recovery efforts.

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A review of on-ground recovery actions for threatened freshwater fish in Australia

Lintermans¹

2013

Mar. Freshwater Res.

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“…Quantitative analysis has shown that the longer a species has been placed on a list of threatened or endangered species, the more likely it is to recover (Taylor et al 2005). Many agencies have taxonomic standards that must be met prior to inclusion in a listing.…”

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The Roles of Taxonomy and Systematics in Bat Conservation

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Bates

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Bats in the Anthropocene: Conservation of Bats in a Changing World

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Taxonomy-the description, naming, and classification of organismsand systematics-the study of the evolutionary relationships of organisms-are both crucial components in conservation, providing a necessary framework for any conservation initiative. With more than 200 new bat species identified or raised from synonymy in the past decade and additional taxa described monthly, the Age of Discovery is ongoing for bats. New taxonomic and systematic discoveries clarify the status of populations, and the recognition of distinct species and lineages allows appropriate conservation strategies to be crafted, increasing the likelihood of recovery. In addition to identifying species and specimens, taxonomists care for vouchers, provide species lists for localities, and communicate taxonomic ideas to non-experts, especially through descriptions, keys, and field guides. Taxonomists can also provide conservation planning tools such as inventory data, estimates of extinction risk and extinction rate, and information for defining protected areas. Despite the importance of taxonomy, a lack of financial and institutional support impedes the training and employment of taxonomists and such factors need to be

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“…While 'whole ecosystem' approaches, such as multispecies recovery plans, are desirable, they can be less effective, due to their broad-based coverage and less explicit linkage between the biology and recovery goals of each species (Boersma et al 2001, Clark and Harvey 2002, Taylor et al 2005, Rahn et al 2006. To be successful, single or multispecies plans must explicitly integrate species biology into the recovery efforts (Tear et al 1995, Boersma et al 2001, Clark and Harvey 2002.…”

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Non‐target effects of invasive species management: beachgrass, birds, and bulldozers in coastal dunes

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Abstract. Alteration of ecosystem processes by invasive species can lead to the decline of native species.Management actions targeted at removing these invaders and restoring native populations may have knock-on effects on non-target native species and ecosystems. For example, coastal dunes in the Pacific Northwest of North America are nearly monocultures of the introduced beach grasses, Ammophila arenaria and Ammophila breviligulata. These invasive grasses have converted open, low-lying sand dunes with a sparse covering of native plants to tall, densely-vegetated ridges dominated by the two invaders. As a result, the critical open-sand habitat of the federally threatened Western Snowy plover (Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus) has declined along with populations of several native dune plant species. Here we investigate how nearly 20 years of management targeted at the removal of Ammophila for plover recovery are impacting native plant species and dune morphology along 500 km of coastline in Oregon and Washington, USA. Despite increased plovers and decreased Ammophila in treated areas, plover habitat restoration also has had the unintentional effect of reducing the richness and abundance of native dune plants. Additionally, frequent Ammophila removal has prevented the re-establishment of the natural disturbance regime and dune function. Based on these findings, we suggest that the Pacific Northwest coastal dune ecosystem would benefit from a more synthetic community-wide management approach.

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The Effectiveness of the Endangered Species Act: A Quantitative Analysis

Abstract: Population trends for 1095 species listed as threatened and endangered under the Endangered Species

Cited by 200 publications

References 21 publications

A review of on-ground recovery actions for threatened freshwater fish in Australia

A review of on-ground recovery actions for threatened freshwater fish in Australia

The Roles of Taxonomy and Systematics in Bat Conservation

Non‐target effects of invasive species management: beachgrass, birds, and bulldozers in coastal dunes

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