Index - U

Ultraviolet (UV) radiation
     amphibian declines from, 107
     ozone layer and, 43
     phytoplankton depletion and, 91

United Kingdom, 160

United Nations Convention on Biological

Diversity, 34

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 31, 168

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, 52

United Nations General Assembly, 168

United States animals used in research in, 159, 160
     aquatic/wetland species at risk, 1996, 82f
     Chinese medicine in, 159
     domestic cats in, 132-133
     ecoregions of, 73f
     ecosystem boundaries, 77f
     endangered ecosystems in, 61-62, 64
     endangered forests in, 71-73
     energy consumption, 2001, 48 (f3.8)
     energy consumption by energy source, U.S., 2001, 48 (f3.9)
     fish consumption advisories, total number of, 2002, 87f
     greenhouse gas emissions by gas, 2002, 43 (f3.3)
     greenhouse gas emissions, change in, 1991-2001, 43 (f3.2)
     greenhouse gases emission trends, 42-43
     Kyoto Protocol and, 52
     national watershed characterization, September 1999, 83f
     plant species threatened in, 55
     trade of wildlife in, 155, 161-162
     trade policies and agreements, 163-164
     trends in U.S. greenhouse gas emissions and sinks, 1990
     and 1995-2001, 45t
     wolves in, 118
     zebra mussel distribution, 1998 and 2003, 91f-92f
     See also Federal lands

United States Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, 29

Urban expansion, 7

U.S. Army, 65

U.S. Breeding Bird Survey, 169

U.S. Bureau of Land Management, 20

U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
     dam licenses and, 86
     Klamath Basin waters lawsuit, 97

U.S. Climate Action Report 2002 (U.S. Department of State), 52

U.S. Congress
     land management and, 23
     wolves and, 118

U.S. Department of Commerce, 12

U.S. Department of State, 52

U.S. Department of the Interior, 12

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
     bighorn sheep and, 127
     bird responsibilities of, 131
     black-footed ferrets and, 117
     on Blackburn's sphinx moth, 147
     budget problems of, 23
     chemicals and, 132
     conservation of listed species, 13-15
     ecosystem units defined by, 80
     endangered plants and, 67
     Endangered Species Act administered by, 12
     endangered species list and, 12-13
     endangered/threatened species and recovery plans, 2004, 3, 3t
     frog habitat preservation by, 109
     gray wolf reintroduction, 118-119
     Habitat Conservation Plans and, 20
     Hawaiian honeycreepers and, 139
     Hawaiian plants and, 64-65
     insects listed with, endangered/threatened, 145
     Kauai cave wolf spider listing of, 150
     list of endangered/threatened species, 1
     medicine with animal parts and, 159
     Missouri River debate and, 97
     National Park System and, 24
     National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation, 167-168
     number of species listed as endangered or threatened per calendar year, 1980-2002, 3-4, 4f
     plant conservation and, 79
     primate trade for research and, 160
     Santa Cruz Mountains insect recovery plan, 149
     seizure of medicines, 156
     spotted owls and, 4, 137
     Spruce-fir moss spider and, 150
     trade of wildlife and, 153
     wildlife trade in U.S. and, 161-162

U.S. Forest Service
     ecoregions identified by, 80
     endangered forests and, 72
     species endangerment, contributing factors in, 6, 6 (f1.4)
     spotted owls and, 137
     wildcrafting permits from, 79

U.S. House of Representatives, 28

U.S. National Research Council, 84

U.S. Senate, 28

Utah, 16, 20

UV. See Ultraviolet (UV) radiation