Wildlife and the effects of mining in the Kantishna Hills, Denali National Park and Preserve
Kertell K. 1984. Wildlife and the effects of mining in the Kantishna Hills, Denali National Park and Preserve. Research/Resources Management Report. AR-2. National Park Service, Alaska Regional office. Anchorage, AK
(Adapted from author's abstract.) The purpose of this 1984 U.S. National Park Service report is to document current and historic terrestrial wildlife use in the Kantishna Hills and to evaluate the effects of placer mining on wildlife and vegetation. Current wildlife use and the effects of mining were studied between 16 May and 28 August 1983. Wildlife use was determined from available literature, interviews, and surveys of the study area. Comparative study of the effects of mining on wildlife habitat was conducted in a pair of streamside sites, one mined and one unmined. Specific evaluations included a descriptive survey of terrestrial vertebrates and determining the rate and degree of wildlife habitat recovery at a mined site of known age. The report is intended to aid resource managers at Denali National Park and elsewhere in evaluating mining activities and developing guidelines for mitigating mining impacts on terrestrial wildlife habitat.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Kertell, Kenneth
- Date of Issue
- 1984
- Publisher
- National Park Service, Alaska Regional office
- Units
- DENA , WRD
- Keywords
- Clemson, Denali National Park And Preserve, Environmental Impact, Environmental Impacts, Habitat, Human Impact, Inventory, Kantishna Hills, Mining, Mining Impact, Mitigation, Mount Mckinley National Park, Mt. McKinley National Park, Resource Management, Surveys, Vegetation, Wildlife