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| ABI |
Association for Biodiversity
Information. Former name of
NatureServe™. |
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| Association
for Biodiversity Information |
Former name of
NatureServe™. |
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| BCD |
Biological Conservation
Data System. The Heritage Program database system and software
developed by The Nature Conservancy. Replaced by NatureServe's
Heritage Data Management System. |
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| Biological
Conservation Data System |
A complex database
designed by The Nature Conservancy to store, manage, and retrieve
biological and conservation data on the rare elements of biodiversity. |
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| Element |
A species or a natural
community (i.e., natural plant community). The term "species"
is used to include all entities at the taxonomic level of
species, including interspecific hybrids, as well as all subspecies
and plant varieties. |
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| Element
Occurrence |
An area of land and/or
water in which a species or natural community is, or was,
present. |
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Occurrence Record |
A record in the NHNM
Natural Heritage Information System (NM Biotics) containing information
on an element occurrence, such as location, condition, and
type of occurrence. |
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| Endangered |
Facing imminent extirpation
or extinction. |
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| EOR |
Element Occurrence
Record |
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| GIS |
Geographic Information
System. Computer software which allows electronic spatial
data to be viewed, manipulated, and printed out. |
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| Global
Rank |
Global conservation
status rank for an element, as determined by ABI,
based on information provided by Natural Heritage Programs
and Conservation Data Centers. |
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NatureServe™ |
An organization dedicated
to providing reliable information on species and ecosystems
for use in conservation and land use planning. NatureServe
is an independent non-profit organization created in collaboration
with the Network
of Natural Heritage Programs and Conservation Data Centers
and The Nature Conservancy.
Formerly known as the Association for Biodiversity Information. |
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Heritage Network |
The network of Conservation
Data Centers and Natural Heritage Programs throughout the
Americas. All network members use the same methodology and
database to track the rare elements of biodiversity in their
jurisdictions. |
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| Plant
Community |
A plant community
is a unit of vegetation with a relatively uniform species
composition and physical structure. Plant communities also
tend to have characteristic environmental features such as
bedrock geology, soil type, topographic position, climate,
and energy, nutrient, and water cycles. |
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| State
Rank |
Conservation status
rank for an element occurring or formerly occurring in New
Mexico |
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| The
Nature Conservancy |
The Nature Conservancy
(TNC) is the world's leading private, International conservation
group. The mission of TNC is to preserve plants, animals and
natural communities that represent the diversity of life on
Earth by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive.
TNC used to oversee the Natural
Heritage Network, but that duty is now being taken
over by the Association for
Biodiversity Information. |
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| Threatened |
Likely to become endangered
if limiting factors are not reversed. |
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| TNC |
The Nature Conservancy |
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| Vulnerable |
Particularly sensitive
to human activities or natural events. |
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