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SUMMARY OF COMMENTS AND RESPONSES SPECIES AND BIODIVERSITY TOPIC FORUM JULY 11, 2008 Species, Food Web, and Biodiversity Comment Summary July 11, 2008 Species, Food Web, and Biodiversity – Comment Summary July 11, 2008 Table of Contents Introduction......................................................................................................................... 3 Key Themes ........................................................................................................................ 3 Missing / Underemphasized Threats................................................................................... 5 Food Web / Trophic Levels .............................................................................................. 10 Species Information .......................................................................................................... 11 Data Gaps.......................................................................................................................... 20 What we missed: documented effective programs ........................................................... 23 Regulatory / Institutional Barriers .................................................................................... 24 Recommended management approaches: to be added / changed ..................................... 26 Ecosystem Management ................................................................................ ...