"The series has served as the definitive reference compendium on endangered and threatened species in Florida and is widely recognized as among the most authoritative such works in the nation. . . . I hope this revised series reinvigorates our resolve and commitment to endangered and threatened species conservation. These volumes provide a comprehensive database from which to embark."
--Robert M. Brantly, executive director,
Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission
(from the Foreword to the series)
Increasing human populations and their use of land and water resources are placing unprecedented stress upon many plant and animal species unique to Florida. Native habitats are rapidly being lost to agriculture, ranching, and forestry, as well as residential and commercial development. Conservation measures have been taken, with success in some cases, but in other cases the necessity for more stringent measures to protect the native fauna and flora has been proven. Though substantial strides have been made in the last decade, many Florida species are still perilously near extinction.
In the decades since the original publication of the Rare and Endangered Biota of Florida series, new data have been gathered and the condition of the natural environment has changed. In light of the continuing and increasing need to inform the residents, private and government agencies, and the business sector of the state, the Florida Committee on Rare and Endangered Plants and Animals (FCREPA) has rewriten the original series.
Each volume is arranged in order of species extinct, extirpated, endangered, threatened, rare, and special concern. The account of each species contains data categories of taxonomy, description, population size and trend, distribution range and history of distribution, geographic status, habitat requirements, and vulnerability of species and habitat. The review of the environmental situation of the species includes causes of threat, responses to habitat modification, demographic characteristics, key behaviors, conservation measures that have been taken, and those proposed for the future.
Tables list species currently on the FCREPA list with their status. Also included are the current designations of status by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission designations. A distribution map of Florida with an inset of the continental United States, Caribbean, and Central and upper South America shows the range of each species, and photographs or finely drawn illustrations of the species accompany the description.
Of the 43 mammals listed in the new edition, four subspecies have been recognized as extinct since the publication of the first volume. In the case of the endangered Florida panther, despite many conservation measures including the construction of panther-crossing underpasses on Alligator Alley, experts predict it will be extinct in 30-35 years without radical intervention of captive-rearing and re-establishment of new populations. The Key deer, a small subspecies unique to the lower keys, has declined in numbers in the last decade--a trend that typifies the clash of conservation with development as animal habitats are converted to human use.

Rare and Endangered Biota of Florida: Vol. I. Mammals

Rare and Endangered Biota of Florida Vol. 1: Mammals

Mlekopitaiushchie. English

Amphibians and Reptiles

Ashton, Ray E; Humphrey, Stephen R; Gilbert, Carter Rowell, 1930-; Moler, Paul E

Stephen R. Humphrey; Ray E. Ashton; Paul E. Moler

James A. Rodgers; Stephen Reynolds Humphrey

Ray E. Ashton, Jr., series editor

Volume 7, [Neuausg.] - 1992., Gainesville, 1992

United States, United States of America

Gainesville, Florida, 1992

New Ed edition, May 1992

Gainesville, ©1992-©1996

First, 1993

PS, 1992

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

The emphasis is on specific plants and animals that the committee considers to be endangered, threatened to become endangered, or species of special concern (those species apparently in danger but about which we need more information). However, as one reads through the species accounts, there is a continuing theme of habitat loss or alteration by man. Since Barbour's days of study in Florida, the loss and degradation of natural habitats have accelerated beyond human comprehension. We are faced with the possible reality that the only thing which will cause a decline in the loss is that there will soon be no land left to develop.

v. 1. Mammals / edited by Stephen R. Humphrey -- v. 2. Fishes / edited by Carter R. Gilbert -- v. 3. Amphibians and reptiles / edited by Paul E. Moler -- v. 4. Invertebrates / edited by Mark Deyrup and Richard Franz -- v. 5. Birds / edited by James A. Rodgers, Jr., Herbert W. Kale II, and Henry T. Smith
Includes bibliographical references and indexes

This edition of ""Amphibians and Reptiles"" contains new data that reflect a detailed summary of the status, natural history, and management needs of the state's endangered and threatened herpetofauna. The book is arranged in order of species status: endangered, threatened, rare and so on.

V. 1. Mammals / Edited By Stephen R. Humphrey -- V. 2. Fishes / Edited By Carter R. Gilbert -- V. 3. Amphibians And Reptiles / Edited By Paul E. Moler -- V. 4. Invertebrates -- V. 5. Birds. Ray E. Ashton, Jr., Series Editor. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes.

Part of a two-volume reference work on rare and endangered biota of Florida. Each volume is arranged in order of species status: extinct, extirpated, endangered, threatened, rare and special concern. This volume focuses on mammals, while Volume II deals with fishes.

Part of a two-volume reference work on rare and endangered biota of Florida. Each volume is arranged in order of species status: extinct, extirpated, endangered, threatened, rare and special concern. This volume focuses on fishes, while Volume I deals with mammals.

2023-06-28