Yellowstone's Destabilized Ecosystem: Elk Effects, Science, and Policy ConflictOxford University Press, 25 мая 2006 г. - Всего страниц: 392 Wagner, one of our most distinguished wildlife biologists, is a strong critic of ecological practices in the national parks. This book provides an assessment of the ecological history of Yellowstone's northern range, since before the park existed, showing the impact of US Park Service policies on the health of the areas they oversee. He demonstrates that elk had been historically rare throughout the region and that overgrazing by elk has seriously degraded the landscape and altered the structure of the area. This is a major contribution to reconstructing the ecology of this region over the course of the past 500 years. It is also a critique of US Park Service management policies and their stewardship of the nation's most cherished natural areas. Wagner's book will generate substantial attention and debate both in the scientific and policy/management communities. |
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... production. The 1988–89 winter was extremely severe. More than 7,000 northern herd elk (Lemke et al. 1998) moved out of the park in search of winter food. This total was approximately 40% of one herd size estimate (Taper and Gogan 2002) ...
... production. The 1988–89 winter was extremely severe. More than 7,000 northern herd elk (Lemke et al. 1998) moved out of the park in search of winter food. This total was approximately 40% of one herd size estimate (Taper and Gogan 2002) ...
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... production. Neither Coughenour and Singer nor Singer et al. (1997a) were able to find any correlation between winter mortality and indices of winter severity. The former authors reasoned that failure may be a function of the ...
... production. Neither Coughenour and Singer nor Singer et al. (1997a) were able to find any correlation between winter mortality and indices of winter severity. The former authors reasoned that failure may be a function of the ...
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... produce the scatter about the Figure 2.1 regression line. There must also be some measurement error in the censuses, although I have omitted from the tests the years with obviously aberrant counts. A second set of insights can be ...
... produce the scatter about the Figure 2.1 regression line. There must also be some measurement error in the censuses, although I have omitted from the tests the years with obviously aberrant counts. A second set of insights can be ...
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Part III Elk Effects on Ecosystem Structure and Function | 57 |
Part IV The Role of Science in Policy Process | 305 |
References | 335 |
Index | 359 |
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