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How Does the ESA Define “Species”?

April 26, 2017define ESA species

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How Does the ESA Define “Species”?

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The term “species” under the ESA includes species, subspecies, and, for vertebrates only, “distinct population segments (DPSs)”. Pacific salmon are listed as “evolutionarily significant units (ESUs)”, which are essentially equivalent to DPSs for the purpose of the ESA.