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Science and Ecosystem Management in the National Parks presents twelve case studies of long-term research conducted in and around national parks that address major natural resource issues. These cases demonstrate how the use of longer time scales strongly influences our understanding of ecosystems a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Davis, Gary E., Halvorson, William L. (William Lee), 1943-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Tucson : University of Arizona Press, 1996.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
United States. > National Park Service.
United States. > National Park Service > Management.
SCIENCE / General
Natural resources > Management.
National parks and reserves > Research.
National parks and reserves > Management.
Management.
Ecosystem management > Government policy.
Conservation of natural resources > Government policy.
Parcs nationaux > Recherche > États-Unis.
Écosystemes > Gestion > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis.
Conservation des ressources naturelles > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis.
Parcs nationaux > États-Unis > Gestion.
National parks and reserves > Research > United States.
Natural resources > United States > Management.
Ecosystem management > Government policy > United States.
Conservation of natural resources > Government policy > United States.
National parks and reserves > United States > Management.
United States.
Electronic books.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Long-term research in national parks: from beliefs to knowledge / Gary E. Davis and William L. Halvorson
  • Management in national parks: from scenery to science / Ervin H. Zube
  • Fire research and management in the Sierra Nevada national parks / David J. Parsons and Jan W. van Wagtendonk
  • Yellowstone Lake and its cutthroat trout / John D. Varley and Paul Schullery
  • Wolf and moose populations in Isle Royale National Park / R. Gerald Wright
  • Saguaro cactus dynamics / Joseph R. McAuliffe
  • Alien species in Hawaiian national parks / Charles P. Stone and Lloyd L. Loope
  • Water rights and Devil's Hole pupfish at Death Valley National Monument / Owen R. Williams [and others]
  • Urban encroachment at Saguaro National Monument / William W. Shaw
  • Karst hydrogeological research at Mammoth Cave National Park / E. Calvin Alexander, Jr.
  • Air quality in Grand Canyon / Christine L. Shaver and William C. Malm
  • Rare plant monitoring at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore / Noel B. Pavlovic and Marlin L. Bowles
  • Wilderness research and management in the Sierra Nevada national parks / Jan W. van Wagtendonk and David J. Parsons
  • River management at Ozark National Scenic Riverways / Kenneth Chilman, David Foster, and Thomas Aley
  • Resource issues addressed by case studies of sustained research in national parks / Gary E. Davis and William L. Halvorson
  • Lessons learned from a century of applying research results to management of national parks / William L. Halvorson and Gary E. Davis.

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