A. Status of the Spectacled Eider - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
A. Status of the Spectacled Eider - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
A. Status of the Spectacled Eider - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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TABLE OF CONTENTS<br />
DISCLAIMER PAGE 1<br />
LITERATURE CITATION u<br />
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS<br />
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY<br />
LIST OF FIGURES<br />
I. INTRODUCTION<br />
A. <strong>Status</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Spectacled</strong> <strong>Eider</strong><br />
Reasons for Listing<br />
<strong>Status</strong> <strong>and</strong> Trends<br />
B. Causes for Decline <strong>and</strong> Obstacles to Recovery<br />
Factors Affecting Survival on <strong>the</strong> Breeding Grounds<br />
Factors Affecting Survival At Sea .<br />
C. Current Management<br />
U.S. <strong>Fish</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Wildlife</strong> <strong>Service</strong><br />
O<strong>the</strong>r Federal Agencies, State Agencies,<br />
D. Natural History <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Spectacled</strong> <strong>Eider</strong><br />
Nomenclature <strong>and</strong> Description<br />
Distribution <strong>and</strong> Abundance<br />
Life History <strong>and</strong> Ecology<br />
Habitat<br />
E. Distinct Population Segments<br />
II. RECOVERY<br />
A. Objective <strong>and</strong> Criteria<br />
Overview<br />
Uncertainty in Decision-making<br />
Thresholds<br />
Criteria for Reclassifying from Threatened to Endangered<br />
Criteria for Reclassifying from Endangered to Threatened<br />
Criteria for Delisting from Threatened <strong>Status</strong><br />
Estimated date for completion <strong>of</strong> recovery<br />
B. Strategies for Recovery<br />
C. Narrative Outline <strong>of</strong>Recovery Tasks<br />
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