Scientific research in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks: an annotated bibliography

Parsons, David; King, Virginia

This bibliography contains selected technical reports and publications resulting from scientific research and resources management studies carried out entirely or partly within Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks in the southern Sierra Nevada of California. It includes studies conducted at Whitaker Forest, a 320 acre research forest owned by the University of California and located adjacent to the Parks. The bibliography does not include works with only passing reference to Sequoia and Kings Canyon or the many popular articles, guide books or newspaper articles published on the area. In most cases we omitted the numerous popularized descriptive articles on giant sequoia and backcountry areas which have appeared in such places as the early issues of the Sierra Club Bulletin. While many such references are of potential value to researchers, we have generally included only those containing original scientific observations on the natural or cultural resources of the Parks. Selected management plans are included only if they contribute significant background information on Park resources. Books on the history, geology or natural resources of the Sierra Nevada are generally omitted. In addition to journal publications, we have included theses and dissertations, as well as selected unpublished reports and manuscripts with potential scientific contributions. We have omitted such sources as topographic, geologic, and vegetation maps. While most of the references cited can be found in the library or research files of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, many are not available for circulation. They are available for reference work in the Park library at Ash Mountain. Each reference has been numbered and organized alphabetically under a primary subject heading. In addition, at the end of each subject, a cross listing of other references relating to that topic is presented. An index of authors can be found at the end of the report. Coverage includes all contributions published or available as of April 1, 1980. Subsequent additions will be available from Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks on a yearly basis.