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Acknowledgments: The publication of this booklet has been delayed because of my unexpected health problems and changes of writing/editorial assistants for the project since it began in fall 1997. I have received generous assistance in reference searching, writing, and editing from Elaine Tietjen, Claudia Violette, Joy Drohan, and Jennifer Chesworth. Their intellectual and editorial contributions helped shape the perspectives of this booklet. My special gratitude is due to Elaine, Claudia, and Joy for their efforts and assistance. Furthermore, a large number of my colleagues kindly reviewed many different drafts of the booklet. My thanks for their kind reviews are due to John Grehan, Robert Hill, Carolyn Mahan, Bruce McPheron, Maryann Frazier, Shelby Fleischer, Mike Saunders, Les Lanyon, R. P. Withington III, Lisa Williams, and Teresa M. Alberici. The publication of this booklet could not have been possible without the excellent editorial and graphics work of the Penn State Information and Communications Technologies staff, particularly Eston Martz, executive editor, Gretl Collins, publications designer, and Howard Nuernberger, photographer. I acknowledge their contributions to the production of this booklet with my great appreciation. I also wish to thank the Editorial Committee members (Rick Carlson, Frank Felbaum, Tom Ford, Caren Glotfelty, Jerry Hassinger, Robert Hill, and Kim Steiner) for their advice and patience in completing this project. My special appreciation goes to Lanny Sommese for his illustration, created for the accompanying poster that adorns the covers of this publication. This publication was made possible with a grant from the Pennsylvania Wild Resource Conservation Fund with support of the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Pennsylvania Game Commission, Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, and Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences. This project would not have been possible without their continued interest and support, for which I wish to express my great appreciation. My special thanks go to Robert Hill, former biodiversity coordinator, Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, and Frank H. Felbaum, Pennsylvania Wild Resource Conservation Fund, for their support and patience during the preparation of this publication. — K.C. Kim FURTHER READING: • Baskin, Y. 1997. The Work of Nature. How the Diversity of <strong>Life</strong> Sustains Us. Island Press, Washington, D.C. • <strong>Biodiversity</strong>: The Fragile Web. National Geographic, Vol. 195, No. 2, February 1999. • Costanza, R., B. G. Norton, and B. D. Haskell (eds.). 1992. Ecosystem Health: New Goals for Environmental Management. Island Press, Washington, D. C. • Daily, G. C. (ed.). 1997. Nature’s Services: Societal Dependence on Natural Ecosystems. Island Press, Washington, D.C. • Di Giulio, R. T. and E. Monosson (eds.). 1996. Interconnections between Human and Ecosystem Health. Chapman & Hall, London, U.K. • Grifo, F. and J. Rosenthal (eds.). 1997. <strong>Biodiversity</strong> and Human Health. Island Press, Washington, D. C. • Hassinger, J. D., R. J. Hill, G. L. Storm and R. H. Yahner. 1998. Inventory and Monitoring Biotic Resources in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania Biological Survey, University Park, PA. • Heywood, V. H. and R. T. Watson. 1995. Global <strong>Biodiversity</strong> Assessment. UNEP/Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, U.K. • Kim, K. C. and R. D. Weaver (eds.). 1994. <strong>Biodiversity</strong> and Landscapes: A Paradox of Humanity. Cambridge University Press, New York, NY. • Mac, M. J., P. A. Opler, C. E. Pucket Haeker, and P. D. Doran. 1998. Status and Trends of the Nation’s Biological Resources. Reston, VA: U.S. Department of Interior, U. S. Geological Survey. Vol. 1:1-436, Vol. 2:437-964. • Pearce, D. and D. Moran. 1994. The Economic Value of <strong>Biodiversity</strong>. Earthscan Publications Ltd, London. • Prugh, T. 1995. Natural Capital and Human Economic Survival. ISEE Press, Solomons, MD. • Thorne, S. G., K. C. Kim, K. C. Steiner, and B. J. McGuinness. 1995. A Heritage for the 21st Century: Conserving Pennsylvania’s Native Biological Diversity. A Report by the Pennsylvania <strong>Biodiversity</strong> Technical Committee. Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, Harrisburg, PA. • Wilson, E. O. 1984. Biophilia. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA. • Wilson, E. O. (ed.) 1988. <strong>Biodiversity</strong>. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press. • Wilson, E. O. 1992. The Diversity of <strong>Life</strong>. The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA. 16
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