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{{Short description|American wildlife conservation program}}

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The '''Gap Analysis ProgramProject''' ('''GAP''', previously called Gap Analysis Program)<ref>{{USGS|title=History|url=https://www.usgs.gov/programs/gap-analysis-project/history|author=Gap Analysis Project|accessdate=April 16, 2022}}</ref> is a nationwide projectprogram in the [[United States]] which uses [[gap analysis]] to assess and support the overall healthconservation status of wildlife. ItThe program is directed and coordinated under the [[United States Geological Survey]], but is implemented in coordination with state and regional programs.

GAP works to ensure that common species – those that are not officially endangered – remain common by identifying those species and plant communities that are not adequately represented in existing conservation lands.

The '''Gap Analysis Program''' is a nationwide project in the [[United States]] to assess and support the overall health of wildlife. It is directed and coordinated under the [[United States Geological Survey]], but is implemented in coordination with state and regional programs.

The GAP program began in the 1980s, based on analysis of [[Hawai'iHawaii]]an [[bird]] species by [[J. Michael Scott]].

GAP has produced national land cover and protected areas datasets, which it uses to assess the conservation status of mammal, bird, reptile, and amphibian species in the U.S.

Many states have performed GAP analyses.

A GAP program normally has three principal components:

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==References==

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*US GAP official website: http://gapanalysis.nbii.gov/portal/server.pt

*US GAP official website: http://gapanalysis.usgs.gov/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190320202905/https://gapanalysis.usgs.gov/ |date=2019-03-20 }}

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