Share This
North Carolina Wildlife Action Plan
The Wildlife Action Plan is a comprehensive management tool developed by the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission to help conserve and enhance the state’s full array of fish and wildlife and their habitats. Crafted by our state leaders in research, conservation and education, the Wildlife...
Learn more about North Carolina Wildlife Action Plan »
Add More Topics
Save this view to a base, or just for yourself.
6 Literature Subject topics matching:
Filter this Collection
Bird
Birds (class Aves) are winged, bipedal, endothermic (warm-blooded), vertebrate animals that lay eggs. There are around 10,000 living species, making them the most numerous tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the...
Habitat conservation
Habitat conservation is a land management practice that seeks to conserve, protect and restore, habitat areas for wild plants and animals, especially conservation reliant species, and prevent their extinction, fragmentation or reduction in range. It...
Works Written About This Topic:
- North Carolina Wildlife Action Plan ,
- South Carolina Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy 2005 - 2010 ,
- Innovative Land Use Planning Techniques: A Handbook for Sustainable Development ,
- Models for Planning Wildlife Conservation in Large Landscapes
Conservation status
The conservation status of a species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species remaining extant either in the present day or the near future. Many factors are taken into account when assessing the conservation status of a species: not simply...
Wildlife management
Wildlife management is a general term for the process of keeping wild species at desirable levels which are determined by the wildlife managers. Wildlife management can include game keeping, wildlife conservation and pest control. Wildlife...
Works Written About This Topic:
View entire collection »
Land Cover
Land cover is the physical material at the surface of the earth. Land covers include grass, asphalt, trees, bare ground, water, etc. There are two primary methods for capturing information on land cover: field survey and analysis of remotely sensed...
Works Written About This Topic:
- An approach for mapping large-area impervious surfaces: synergistic use of Landsat-7 ETM+ and high spatial resolution imagery ,
- Development of a 2001 National Landcover Database for the United States ,
- Completion of the 2001 National Land Cover Database for the conterminous United States ,
- Field guide for forested plant associations of the Wenatchee National Forest
Bird conservation
Bird conservation is a field in the science of conservation biology related to threatened birds. Humans have had a profound effect on many bird species. Over one hundred species have gone extinct in historical times, although the most dramatic human...
Works Written About This Topic:
- Blue sky: Opportunities for advancing bird conservation over the next ten years ,
- North American Waterfowl Management Plan 2004. Implementation Framework: Strengthening the Biological Foundation ,
- Expanding the Vision: 1998 Update North American Waterfowl Management Plan ,
- North American Waterfowl Management Plan: A Strategy for Cooperation
