Date:         Sun, 24 Dec 2000 19:40:07 -0500
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Sorry for the non MD/DE subject, but thought this might be of interest.


>
> LAUNCH NATURESERVE--
> AN ONLINE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF LIFE
> NatureServe, a new "online encyclopedia of life" developed by the
> Association for Biodiversity Information (ABI), is now available to
> the public on the Internet at www.natureserve.org.
>
> NatureServe provides authoritative conservation information in a
> searchable database for more than 50,000 plants, animals, and
> ecological communities of the United States and Canada.
>
> Science magazine (Sept. 22, 2000) describes NatureServe as "a 25-
> year trove of field data on the plants and animals of the United
> States and Canada. The NatureServe database holds information
> on over 50,000 species, from Humpback whale to Eastern hemlock,
> including endangered status, distribution, life history, and
> references.
>
> NatureServe will be a valuable resource for  conservationists,
> students and teachers, academic researchers, land managers and
> environmental planners, and anyone interested in learning about
> the plants and animals of the U.S. and Canada.
>
> In-depth information on rare and endangered species NatureServe
> provides the most comprehensive, in-depth information on rare
> and endangered species currently available, and includes extensive
> information on common plants and animals too.
>
> The leading source for ecological communities, NatureServe is the
> first searchable Internet database for the ecological communities of
> the U.S. and Canada.
>
> Learn what exists, where it's found, and how rare it is
> NatureServe's colorful distribution maps show where each
> species and ecological community occurs, plus how rare or
> common it is across its range.
>
> Which plants and animals are rare or imperiled in your state? What
> species are legally protected? Answering these questions and more,
> NatureServe details the life history and habitat requirements of
> thousands of species,the threats they face, and management
> strategies for their protection.
>
> A partnership among ABI, the Natural Heritage Network, and The
> Nature Conservancy, NatureServe makes data from U.S. Natural
> Heritage programs and Canadian conservation data centres easily
> accessible to the public for the first time-representing a quarter-
> century of field work, ecological inventory, and scientific database
> development by a network of hundreds of botanists, zoologists,
> ecologists, and data managers.
>
> What's Included
>
> n exposed to aircraft noise by * Vascular plants:  all native North
> American
> species, subspecies,
> and varieties (more than 25,000).
>
> * Vertebrates:  all native North American species and subspecies of
> mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes (nearly 5,500).
>
> * Invertebrates:  native North American species and subspecies
> tracked by the Natural Heritage Network, including
> comprehensive coverage for freshwater mussels, crayfishes,
> butterflies and skippers, underwing moths, tiger beetles, stoneflies,
> dragonflies and damselflies, and freshwater snails (more than
> 13,000 in all).
>
> * Non-vascular plants:  selected native North American species
> including lichens, mosses, liverworts, hornworts, and some fungi.
>
> * Ecological communities:  all documented communities in the U.S.
> and Canada (more than 4,500).
>
> * Non-native species:  all established non-native vascular plants and
> selected non-native animals.
>
> Sample Questions that NatureServe Can Answer NatureServe's easily
> searchable
> database can quickly provide the answers to individual data requests,
> such as:
>
> * What mammals are found in my state? Which of them live only in
> my state?
>
> Which of them are endangered or threatened?
>
> * How many U.S. orchids are rare or endangered?  What is
> threatening such rare plants as the Eastern prairie white-fringed
> orchid?  Where is it found?  What are its habitat requirements and
> protection needs?
>
> * What species of birds are found in Nova Scotia?  Which of those
> are also found in Florida?
>
> * How many native species are extinct or missing in Hawaii?  In
> the entire United States?  How many of them are fishes?  Where
> did each one previously occur?
>
> To learn these things and more, visit NatureServe on the web at
> www.natureserve.org.
>
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