Wildland Recreation Ecology and Management.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Hammitt, William E.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newark : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2015.
Colección:New York Academy of Sciences Ser.
Temas:
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • About the Companion Website
  • Part I Introduction
  • Chapter 1 Wildland Recreation and Resource Impacts
  • 1.1 What is Wildland Recreation?
  • 1.2 What is Recreation Resource Impact?
  • 1.3 Ecological Impacts of Wildland Recreation
  • 1.4 Recreation Ecology
  • 1.5 The Importance of Ecological Impacts
  • 1.6 The Manager's Role
  • 1.7 Recreational Capacities
  • 1.8 Themes of this Book
  • References
  • Part II Impacts to Resource Components
  • Chapter 2 Soil
  • 2.1 Basic Soil Ecology
  • 2.1.1 What is soil?
  • 2.1.2 Soil texture and structure
  • 2.1.3 Pore space
  • 2.1.4 Bulk density
  • 2.1.5 The soil profile
  • 2.2 Effects of Recreation on Soils
  • 2.2.1 Organic matter
  • 2.2.2 Profile truncation
  • 2.2.3 Soil compaction
  • 2.2.4 Macroporosity and infiltration rate
  • 2.2.5 Soil moisture
  • 2.3 Soil Erosion
  • 2.3.1 Erosion as a natural process
  • 2.3.2 Recreation and erosion
  • 2.3.3 Other soil impacts
  • 2.3.4 Impacts associated with campfires
  • 2.4 Summary
  • References
  • Chapter 3 Vegetation
  • 3.1 Vegetation Impact Parameters
  • 3.1.1 Amount of vegetation
  • 3.1.2 Species composition and other properties
  • 3.1.3 Tree condition
  • 3.2 Understanding Vegetation Impacts
  • 3.2.1 Ground cover
  • 3.2.2 Shrubs and saplings
  • 3.2.3 Mature trees
  • 3.3 Summary
  • References
  • Chapter 4 Wildlife
  • 4.1 Recreation Influences on Wildlife Responses
  • 4.2 Wildlife Responses to Recreation
  • 4.3 Human-Wildlife Interactions
  • 4.4 Recreation-Wildlife Impacts
  • 4.4.1 Animal disturbance and harassment
  • 4.4.2 Harvest
  • 4.4.3 Habitat modification
  • 4.4.4 Alteration of behavior
  • 4.4.5 Species displacement and reproduction level
  • 4.4.6 Species composition and structure
  • 4.5 Impacts on Wildlife Species
  • 4.5.1 Large mammals
  • 4.5.2 Medium-sized animals
  • 4.5.3 Small animals
  • 4.5.4 Fish
  • 4.6 Summary
  • References
  • Chapter 5 Water
  • 5.1 Dispersed Recreation and Water Impacts
  • 5.2 Basic Water Ecology
  • 5.2.1 Water temperature and flow
  • 5.2.2 Dissolved oxygen
  • 5.2.3 Nutrient influx
  • 5.2.4 Coliform bacteria and other pathogens
  • 5.3 Backcountry Camping and Drinking Sources
  • 5.4 Solid Waste and Foreign Materials
  • 5.5 Suspended Matter and Turbidity
  • 5.6 Summary
  • References
  • Part III Impact patterns and trends
  • Chapter 6 Impact Patterns
  • 6.1 Spatial Patterns of Impact
  • 6.1.1 Impact zone
  • 6.1.2 Intersite zone
  • 6.1.3 Buffer zone
  • 6.2 Impact Patterns at Multiple Spatial Scales
  • 6.3 Temporal Patterns of Impacts
  • 6.4 Recovery Rates of Resources
  • 6.5 Summary
  • References
  • Chapter 7 Trends in Wildland Recreation
  • 7.1 Use and Impacts
  • 7.2 Early, Recent, and Projected Outdoor Recreation Use
  • 7.3 Trends in Wildland and Wilderness Use
  • 7.4 Trends in Wildland and Wilderness Users
  • 7.4.1 Conclusions drawn from trend synthesis

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