Upstream Landscape Dynamics of US National Parks with Implications for Water Quality and Watershed Management
Monahan WB and Gross JE. 2012. Upstream Landscape Dynamics of US National Parks with Implications for Water Quality and Watershed Management. Pages 27-50. In Kaswamila A (ed). Sustainable Natural Resources Management. InTech
To guide the analyses in this chapter, we asked a series of questions: 1. Based on established ecological principles and landscape-scale data, what is the general context of park upstream watersheds? 2. Which major landscape factors explain most among-park variation in upstream watershed context? 3. What can we infer about the condition of park freshwater resources, and how do these vary geographically? 4. What are the major challenges and opportunities for managing park upstream watersheds?
- Type
- Book Chapter
- Authors
- Monahan, William; Gross, John
- Units
- IMD
- Keywords
- conservation context, human drivers, IMD External Publication, landscape dynamics monitoring, National Parks, NPScape, Watersheds