candidate species

A plant or animal species classified by a government agency as a candidate for possible listing as endangered or threatened.

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The ESRC serves as consultant to the Board of Land and Natural Resources and the department on matters relating to endangered, threatened, proposed, and candidate species.

United States : State endangered species recovery committee seeking applications

So far the Sage Grouse Initiative has invested $750 million in conservation efforts since sage grouse were designated a candidate species in 2010.

Sage Grouse SALVATION: With dedicated efforts, this iconic western bird will survive

We used the 'unmarked' package in program R (Fiske and Chandler, 2011; R Development Core Team, 2010) to model single-season occupancy for candidate species.

Microhabitat Factors Associated with Occupancy of Songbirds in Suburban Forest Fragments in the Eastern United States

repens; however, a case of meningoencephalitis caused by nematodes of this candidate species also has been described (9).

Candidatus Dirofilaria hongkongensis as causative agent of human ocular filariosis after travel to India

Their findings, published last month in eLife, offer a list of potential candidate species.

Summers coming! What's new with Zika

These six candidate species consist of several endemic and rare Texas species, including the golden orb, Quadrula aurea (United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 2009, 2011).

Modern occurrence of and size data for Quadrula aurea (Mollusca: Unionidae) from the Medina River of Texas

Two of the best control candidate species were Aureobasidium pullulans and Rhodotorula phylloplana.

Naturally occurring yeasts offer pathogenic protection for fruits

The initial five species to be replenished were selected after reviewing over 25 candidate species, and studying market and production conditions, besides socio-political, environmental, and economic factors.

Aquaculture farms to revive plunging fish stocks

10 EVALUATION OF WHITE SHARK (CARCHARODON CARCHARIAS) AS A CANDIDATE SPECIES FOR LISTING UNDER THE CALIFORNIA ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT

Evaluation of white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) as a candidate species for listing under the California Endangered Species Act

sarana need to be developed as a candidate species with the help of captive breeding and well established hatchery technology.

INDUCED BREEDING EMBRYONIC AND LARVAL DEVELOPMENT OF CRITICALLY ENDANGERED FISH PUNTIUS SARANA (HAMILTON 1822) UNDER CAPTIVE CONDITION

However, eventually walruses were listed as candidate species under ESA; (142) this status means that federal agencies carrying out actions that may affect the species must confer with FWS though they are not necessarily obliged to modify their actions.

Protected species

Greater sage-grouse are a candidate species for listing under the federal Endangered Species Act.