An ecological rationale for the natural or artificial regulation of native ungulates in parks
Cole GF. 1971. An ecological rationale for the natural or artificial regulation of native ungulates in parks. Pages 417-425. In Cole GF (ed): Transactions of the North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference, 36th. Portland, OR. March 7, 8, 9, and 19, 1971. Wildlife Management Institute. Washington, DC
Yellowstone, Glacier, Rocky Mountain, and Grand Teton National Parks are designed as natural areas. The primary objective in such areas is to preserve representative natural environments and native biota as integrated wholes (i.e., ecosystems) for their scenic, educational, cultural, and scientific values. Evolved policies for these natural areas restrict management to protecting against, removing, or compensating for human influences that cause departures from natural conditions. Management that manipulates park biota (i.e., artificial regulation) is to be based on the findings and evaluations from appropriate research.
- Type
- Conference Proceeding Paper
- Authors
- Cole, Glen
- Units
- GLAC , GRTE , ROMO , YELL
- Keywords
- Animal Behavior, Animal Studies, Bison (Bison bison), Ecology, Elk (Cervus elaphus), Environment, Feeding, Food, Habitats, Mammals, Management, Moose (Alces alces), Mortality, Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus), Natural Resource Management, Policies, Population, Population Control, Population Dynamics, Preservation, Regulations, Research & Studies, Ungulates