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NatureServe Global Conservation Status Rank, Range RankA numeric range rank (e.g., G2G3) is used to indicate the rank of uncertainty in the status of a species or community. Ranges cannot skip more than one rank (e.g., GU should be used rather than G1G4). For
more information see NatureServe Conservation Status .
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G1:
NatureServe Global Conservation Status Rank, Critically Imperiled See NatureServe Conservation Status .
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G2:
NatureServe
Global Conservation Status Rank, ImperiledSee NatureServe Conservation Status .
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G3:
NatureServe
Global Conservation Status Rank, VulnerableSee NatureServe Conservation Status .
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G4:
NatureServe
Global Conservation Status Rank, Apparently SecureSee NatureServe Conservation Status .
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G5:
NatureServe
Global Conservation Status Rank, SecureSee NatureServe Conservation Status .
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| GA:
Abbreviation for the state of Georgia. (United States) |
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General
Description: General description of the taxon. The description may provide information on the identification of adults, immatures, eggs, larvae, and pupae, and obvious differences, if any, in size or coloration of the sexes. In addition, citations (Author, year) for the best available reference(s) for the identification of the taxon and the reference(s) for a published illustration and/or photograph may also be included.
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Genus
Size:
The range that includes the best estimate of the number of species in the genus that contains the element Values include: A = monotypic genus, B = very small genus (2-5 species), C = small genus (6-20 species), D = Medium to large genus (21+ species).
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Genus:
Taxonomic Genus
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| GH:
NatureServe Global Conservation Status Rank Presumed Eliminated
(historical) (Ecological Communities): Presumed eliminated
throughout its range, with no or virtually no likelihood that
it will be rediscovered, but with the potential for restoration,
for example, American Chestnut (Forest). For
more information see NatureServe
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GH:
Global NatureServe
Global NatureServe Status Rank, Possibly Extinct
(Species)
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Missing;
known from only historical occurrences, but still some hope
of rediscovery. For
more information see NatureServe
Conservation Status .
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GIS:
Geographic Information System.
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| Global
Inventory Needs: Data provided through comprehensive reports
for plant species. The inventory work that needs to be
done in order to better determine the NatureServe Conservation
Status Rank for the element. |
| Global Long Term Trend Comments: Comments on long-term trends of a species or ecological community. |
| Global Long Term Trend: A code that best describes at a range-wide level the observed, estimated, inferred, or suspected degree of change in population size, extent of occurrence, area of occupancy, number of occurrences (EOs), and/or viability/ecological integrity of occurrences over the long-term (ca. the past 200 years). |
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Global
Protection:
Code that best describes the estimated, inferred, or suspected number of Element Occurrences (EOs) that are appropriately protected and managed for the long-term persistence of the Element within the specified geographic level (i.e., range-wide for global, within-nation for national, or within-state or province for subnational). Values include: A = No occurrences appropriately protected and managed; B = Few (1-3) occurrences appropriately protected and managed; C = Several (4-12) occurrences appropriately protected and managed; D = many (13-40) occurrences appropriately protected and managed; E = very many (>40) occurrences appropriately protected and managed; U = unknown whether any occurrences appropriately protected and managed; (null) = Rank factor not accessed.
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| Global Protection Comments: Comments on the number of protected and appropriately managed Element Occurrences (EOs), such as the level of protection and the status of management. |
| Global Protection Needs: Data provided through comprehensive reports for plant species. A summary of the highest priority protection needs for a species. |
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Global
Range Comments (Species): Description of the species
present and historic global range; especially useful for cosmopolitan,
circumboreal or wide-ranging species of the western or northern
hemisphere for which the distribution also lies outside the
coverage of the Natural Heritage Network. Note: For
Plants: Additional information may be found under "National
Distribution Outside Canada and the United States". For U.S.
and Canadian distribution, the information under "Distribution
and State/Province Conservation Status Ranks" is more highly
edited and complete.
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Global
Range (Ecological Community or System):
The present range of the Ecological Community or Ecological System as defined by climate or known geopolitical boundaries. For more information see Distribution Sources (link).
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Global
Rank (NatureServe Global Conservation
Status Rank): For
more information see NatureServe Conservation Status .
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Global
Short Term Trend Comments:
Comments on short-term trends of a species or ecological community from a range-wide perspective.
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Global Status Date: Date the Global Conservation Status Rank, developed by NatureServe and the Natural Heritage Network, was assigned, revised, and/or reaffirmed.
For more information see NatureServe Conservation Status.
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Global Status Reasons:
Summary of factors justifying the Global Conservation Status Rank. For more information see NatureServe Conservation Status.
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Global Status:
The conservation status rank, developed by NatureServe and the Natural Heritage Network, of a species, Association or Ecological System from a global (i.e., rangewide) perspective, characterizing the relative rarity or imperilment of the element. For more information see NatureServe Conservation Status.
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GNA: NatureServe
Global Conservation Status Rank, Not Applicable (Species)
A conservation
status rank is not applicable because the species is not a
suitable target for conservation activities.
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Good Viability: Description of what qualifies as an occurrence with good viability, taking into consideration all available knowledge, both historical and current, of the species at a particular location.
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Granivore:
Taxa that eat seeds or hard fruits (e.g., acorns and various nuts), although not only indirectly (e.g., only as a component of a soft fruit).
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Grassland/Herbaceous:
See Classification
of Ecological Communities.
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Group Name: If applicable, the name of the group to which the species belongs when group rather than individual criteria are used for the species.
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Group:
See Classification
of Ecological Communities.
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GU:
NatureServe Global Conservation Status Rank, Unrankable
Currently unrankable due to lack of information or due to
substantially conflicting information about status or trends.
Whenever possible, the most likely rank is assigned and the
question mark qualifier is added (e.g., G2?) to express uncertainty,
or a range rank (e.g., G2G3) is used to delineate the limits
(range) of uncertainty. For more information see NatureServe Conservation Status.
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GX:
NatureServe Global Conservation
Status
Rank, Eliminated (Ecological
Communities & Systems) - Eliminated
throughout its range, with no restoration potential due to
extinction of dominant or characteristic species. For more
information see NatureServe
Conservation Status.
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GX:
NatureServe Global
Conservation
Status Rank, Presumed
Extinct (species)- Not
located despite intensive searches and virtually no likelihood
of rediscovery. For
more information see
NatureServe
Conservation Status .
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