rare species definition

rare species means a group of organisms that is very uncommon or scarce. This designation may be applied to either a plant or animal taxon, and may be distinct from the term “endangered" or “threatened species."

rare species means a species of animal or plant referred to in schedule 9;

rare species. – means plant and animal species that are listed as threatened or endangered pursuant to applicable state or federal laws, and species ranked as S1-S3 or G1-G3 by the NH Natural Heritage Inventory and NH Fish and Game Department.

Examples of rare species in a sentence

• Habitats mapped by the Massachusetts Natural Heritage & Endangered Species Program as Endangered, Threatened or of Special Concern, Estimated Habitats of Rare Wildlife and Certified Vernal Pools, and Priority Habitats of Rare Species within five hundred (500) feet of any construction activity.

• All forest operations must be reviewed for potential conflicts between rare species and proposed forest operations following the guidance in DNR’s Approach to the Protection of Rare Species on State Forest Lands (IC4172).

• All forest operations must be reviewed for potential conflicts between rare species and proposed forest operations following the guidance in “DNR’s Approach to the Protection of Rare Species on State Forest Lands” (IC4172).

• The Total Economic Value of Threatened, Endangered, and Rare Species: An Updated Meta-Analysis.

• By modeling the distribution of instances across various related domains in a single unified feature space, structural frequency features are able to combine these disparate source of information in order to create a stronger learner [Arnold and Cohen,2008].

More Definitions of rare species

rare species means, without limitations, all vertebrate and invertebrate animals and all plant species listed as endangered, threatened, or of special concern by the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife, regardless whether the site in which they occur has been previously identified by the Division.

rare species means a species of fauna and flora referred to in section 68(a)(ii), and includes-

rare species means wildlife species that are not endangered or threatened wildlife species and considered by the Department to be species of special concern as determined by a panel of experts or that are ranked S1 (critically imperiled in New Jersey because of extreme rarity), S2 (imperiled in New Jersey because of rarity), S3 (rare in New Jersey), G1(critically imperiled globally), G2 (imperiled globally because of rarity) or G3 (globally very rare and local throughout its range or found locally in a restricted range) in the Natural Heritage Database, and Plant Species of Concern listed pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:5C-3.1. “Species of special concern” means wildlife species that warrant special attention because of evidence of population decline or inherent vulnerability to environmental deterioration or habitat modification that would result in the species becoming threatened if conditions surrounding the species begin or continue to deteriorate. The term includes species for which there is little knowledge of current population status in the State. “Natural Heritage Database” means the manual and computerized file maintained by the Department at www.nj.gov/dep/parksandforests/ natural/heritage/index.html that includes continuously updated information on the location and status of rare plant and animal species and ecological communities in New Jersey.

rare species means a species of plant for the time being appearing in Part 2 of schedule 9 of theNational Parks and Wildlife Act 1972;

rare species means wildlife species that are not endangered or threatened wildlife species and considered by the Department to be species of special concern as determined by a panel of experts or that are ranked S1 (critically imperiled in New Jersey because of extreme rarity), S2 (imperiled in New Jersey because of rarity), S3 (rare in New Jersey), G1(critically imperiled globally), G2 (imperiled globally because of rarity) or G3

rare species means a native species that is not currently at risk of becoming threatened but, because of its limited distribution, small population or specialized habitat needs, could be put at risk of becoming threatened through all or part of its Ontario range by changes in land use or increases in certain types of human activity;

rare species means, without limitations, all vertebrate and invertebrate animals and all plant species listed as endangered,