Yellowstone's destabilized ecosystem : elk effects, science, and policy conflict
The author is a strong critic of ecological practices in the national parks and 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
History
1 online resource (xiv, 371 pages) : illustrations, maps
9780198033790, 9780195148213, 9781429420242, 0198033796, 0195148215, 1429420243
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pt. 1. A Yellowstone synthesis. History of the Northern-Range dispute
pt. 2. Elk population changes and the synthesis design. The census period: 1923-2003
Prehistory to the 1880s
The first "experiment": 1878-1923
The 132-year population trajectory and associated synthesis design
pt. 3. Elk effects on ecosystem structure and function. Influences on upland system structure I: aspen woodland
Influences on upland system structure II: The sagebrush-steppe subsystem
Influences on upland system structure III: conifers and deciduous shrubs
Influences on upland system structure IV: The ungulate guild
Influences on riparian system structure
Influences on ecosystem function. I: erosion / Frederic H. Wagner and Richard C. Keigley
Influences on ecosystem function. II: historical perturbations in small lake basins / Wayne L. Hamilton
Influences on ecosystem function III: bioenergetics
Influences on ecosystem function IV: nitrogen biogeochemistry
Synthesis
pt. 4. The role of science in policy process. Why the science missed the mark
The science-policy interface
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