Science and ecosystem management in the national parks
Halvorson WL and Davis GE. 1996. Science and ecosystem management in the national parks. University of Arizona Press. Tucson, AZ
This book reviews the history of NPS-guided research in the parks. It provides vivid examples of the high cost and futility of managing park ecosystems by belief-based advocacy and without adequate knowledge of system structure or function. The case studies also show how scientific research can effectively reduce this cost and teach park managers how to better protect and preserve national parks.
- Type
- Book
- Authors
- Halvorson, William; Davis, Gary
- Date of Issue
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Arizona Press
- Units
- BIBE , GRBA , MOCA , ORPI , SODN , TUZI
- Keywords
- 5, Air Quality Research, Alien Species, Case Studies, Ecology, Ecosystem, Ecosystem Management, Ecosystems, fire research, Inventory And Monitoring, Karst Hydrogeological Research, Long-Term Monitoring, Long-term Research, Management, National Park Service, National Parks, Park Management, Park Policy, rare plant monitoring, Resource Management (Planning), River management, Science, Threats, Urban Encroachment, Vegetation Research, Water Rights, Wilderness Research, Wildlife Management
Contents
- Fire Research and Management in the Sierra Nevada National Parks
- Saguaro Cactus Dynamics
- Urban Encroachment at Saguaro National Monument
- Water Rights and Devil's Hole Pupfish at Death Valley National Monument
- Wilderness Research and Management in the Sierra Nevada National Parks
- Yellowstone Lake and Its Cutthroat Trout