| Description |
xii, 364 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Foreword / Paul G. Risser -- 1. Long-term Research in National Parks: From Beliefs to Knowledge / Gary E. Davis and William L. Halvorson -- 2. Management in National Parks: From Scenery to Science / Ervin H. Zube -- 3. Fire Research and Management in the Sierra Nevada National Parks / David J. Parsons and Jan W. van Wagtendonk -- 4. Yellowstone Lake and Its Cutthroat Trout / John D. Varley and Paul Schullery --5. Wolf and Moose Populations in Isle Royale National Park / R. Gerald Wright -- 6. Saguaro Cactus Dynamics /Joseph R. McAuliffe -- 7. Alien Species in Hawaiian National Parks / Charles P. Stone and Lloyd L. Loope --8. Water Rights and Devil's Hole Pupfish at Death Valley National Monument / Owen R. Williams, Jeffrey S. Albright, Paul K. Christensen, William R. Hansen, Jeffrey C. Hughes, Alice E. Johns, Daniel J. McGlothlin, Charles W. Pettee and Stanley L. Ponce --9. Urban Encroachment at Saguaro National Monument /William W. Shaw |
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10. Karst Hydrogeological Research at Mammoth Cave National Park / E. Calvin Alexander, Jr. -- 11. Air Quality in Grand Canyon / Christine L. Shaver and William C. Malm -- 12. Rare Plant Monitoring at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore / Noel B. Pavlovic and Marlin L. Bowles -- 13. Wilderness Research and Management in the Sierra Nevada National Parks / Jan W. van Wagtendonk and David J. Parsons -- 14. River Management at Ozark National Scenic Riverways / Kenneth Chilman, David Foster and Thomas Aley -- 15. Resource Issues Addressed by Case Studies of Sustained Research in National Parks / Gary E. Davis and William L. Halvorson -- 16. Lessons Learned from a Century of Applying Research Results to Management of National Parks / William L. Halvorson and Gary E. Davis |
| Analysis |
National parks |
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Nature reserves |
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Nature conservation |
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Management |
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Research |
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Usa |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
United States. National Park Service -- Management.
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National parks and reserves -- Research -- United States.
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National parks and reserves -- United States -- Management.
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Conservation of natural resources -- Government policy -- United States.
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Ecosystem management -- Government policy -- United States.
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Natural resources -- United States -- Management.
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| Author |
Davis, Gary E.
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Halvorson, William L. (William Lee), 1943-
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| LC no. |
95032530 |
| ISBN |
0816515662 cloth |
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