Factors associated with preemptive conservation under the U.S. Endangered Species Act

Agriculture & Biology

• private lands 83%
• endangered species 72%
• public lands 27%
• economic factors 23%
• social factors 22%
• conservation status 19%
• managers 18%
• environmental factors 11%

Earth & Environmental Sciences

• Endangered Species Act 100%
• private land 40%
• conservation of species 13%
• conservation status 12%
• range size 10%
• incentive 10%
• coordination 9%
• logistics 9%
• environmental factor 8%
• public 6%
• decision 6%
• economics 6%
• exposure 5%
• resource 5%
• cost 5%