REN R464 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Pinus Albicaulis, Pinus Flexilis, Tradescantia
1 Dec 2016
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Rare plants: majority of rare species in alberta, common globally, few locations, restricted distribution, recovery planning may be more about maintenance than recovery, rarity does not equate to listing. Rabinowitz seven forms of rarity: population size, geographic range, habitat speci city. Western spiderwort: really is more about a maintenance plan than a recovery plan, restricted range, few locations, few threats, maintenance plan. !1: goal is to maintain the existing habitat and distribution of western spiderwort, and to maintain a naturally, self-sustaining population of wester spiderwort in ab . Thursday, december 1, 2016: bats in ab at risk due to disease (white-nose syndrome) Whitebark: criteria a > decline in total number of mature individuals. Recovery planning: needs to consider reason for listing, ex. ) Whitebark pine: federal, listed under schedule 1 of sara, july 2012, recovery planning process now underway; de ning critical habitat is a challenge, provincial, listed under wildlife act in 2009, recovery plan approved 2014.
