ZOOLOGY 651 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Dependent And Independent Variables, Endangered Species, Endangered Species Act Of 1973
24 Sep 2016
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Taxa, petitioning agency, and lawsuits affect time spent awaiting listing under the us endangered species act. Emily e. puckett, dylan c. kesler, d, noah greenwald. Species must first be listed as threatened or endangered before receiving protection under the act annual listing rates were positively affected by larger listing budgets. Policy phase also had a significant impact on rates after accounting for the effects of budget. Taxonomic affiliation, initiating organization, and lawsuits affected amount of time species spent in review species waited a median of 12. 1 years to receive protection plants and invertebrates took longer than vertebrates. May perpetuate population declines and hinder recovery efforts findings indicate lawsuits targeted species that experienced longer delays results indicated a positive role for both citizen petitions and budget increases to advance the listing process. 1973 enactment of the esa brought about a new conservation era by strongly empowering the us federal government to intercept extinction.
