The Impact of Human Use Upon the Chisos Basin and Adjacent Lands
Whitson PD. 1974. The Impact of Human Use Upon the Chisos Basin and Adjacent Lands. National Park Service Scientific Monograph Series. No. 4. National Park Service. Washington, D.C.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the following aspects of the Chisos Basin and adjacent lands: 1) the distribution and composition of the vegetation as it presently exists; 2) the impact, present and future, upon natural conditions of camping, roads, other cultural developments, use by horses, and other human activities; 3) the distribution and composition of the vegetation as it might exist today if not affected by European man; 4) the nature and distribution of the soils of the area; 5) the consequences of any significant climatic changes in the area, based upon information; and 6) the detrimental effects, if any, to the natural vegetation below Oak Springs and Cattail Falls because of their use as the primary water supply sources for the Chisos Basin physical development. In addition to the evaluations of the above, recommendations will be made for management of the area to reduce or avoid unnatural changes associated with present and proposed human use. Recommendations for the rehabilitation of those areas already seriously altered by human use will be included.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Whitson, Paul
- Date of Issue
- 1974
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- BIBE , HIST , WRD
- Keywords
- Big Bend National Park, Camping, Chisos Basin, Clemson, Cultural Resources, ehistory, Global Climate Change, Horses, Human Impact, Management, Monitoring, Soils, TX, Vegetation, WRBIB