Yellowstone's Wildlife in Transition
White P, Garrott RA, Plumb GE (ed). 2013. Yellowstone's Wildlife in Transition. Harvard University Press. Cambridge, Massachusetts
Marshaling the expertise of over thirty contributors, Yellowstone's Wildlife in Transition examines the diverse changes to the parks ecology in recent decades. Since its creation in the 1870s, the priorities governing Yellowstone have evolved, from intensive management designed to protect and propagate depleted large-bodied mammals to an approach focused on restoration and preservation of ecological processes. Recognizing the importance of natural occurrences such as fires and predation, this more ecologically informed oversight has achieved notable successes, including the recovery of threatened native species of wolves, bald eagles, and grizzly bears. Nevertheless, these experts detect worrying signs of a system under strain. They identify three overriding stressors: invasive species, private-sector development of unprotected lands, and a warming climate. Their concluding recommendations will shape the twenty-first-century discussion over how to confront these challenges, not only in American parks but for conservation areas worldwide.
- Type
- Book
- Date of Issue
- 2013
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Units
- GRYN , YELL
- Keywords
- animal density, competition, dispersal, ecological process management, history, migration, natural disturbance, perception, population dynamics, predation, resource management, scale, symbiosis