Threatened species are species which are vulnerable to extinction in the near future. The IUCN further divides them into three categories: vulnerable, endangered, and critically endangered.
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Threatened species are any species (including animals, plants, fungi, etc.) which are vulnerable to endangerment in the near future. Species that are threatened are sometimes characterised by the population dynamics measure of critical depensation, a mathematical measure of biomass related to population growth rate. This quantitative metric is one...
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A U.S. technical classification referring to a species that is likely to become endangered within the foreseeable future, throughout all or a significant portion of its range. These species are defined as vulnerable taxa outside the United States by the IUCN.
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<biology, ecology, zoology> Any species which is likely to become an endangered species within the foreseeable future throughout all or a significant portion of its range. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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A government term denoting a species that seems likely to become endangered in the near future.
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Species listed by regulation under ESA, and are generally given a lower level of protection than end
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A species that is likely to become an endangered species in the foreseeable future. The Endangered Species Act of 1973 defines this term for purposes of federal law.
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Species that is still plentiful in its natural range but is likely to become endangered because of declining population numbers.
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a species likely to become endangered throughout all or a portion of its geographical range
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likely to become endangered in the near future in all or a significant part of its range (ESA 1973, States may have their own definitions.)
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Threatened species are species which are vulnerable to extinction in the near future. The IUCN further divides them into three categories: vulnerable, endangered, and critically endangered.
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a species or subspecies whose population is so small or is declining so rapidly that it may become endangered in all or a significant portion of its range.
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Species that are likely to become endangered within the foreseeable future.
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A species listed in the Department of Conservation's current Threat Classification lists. Listed threatened species range from those that are classified as 'Critically Endangered' to 'Declining' and also include 'Data Deficient' species.
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Any species that is likely to become an endangered species within the foreseeable future throughout all or a significant portion of its range. Requirements for declaring a species threatened are contained in the Endangered Species Act.
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