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Author : R. Gerald Wright
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : National parks and reserves
ISBN : OCLC:42065633
Author : R. Gerald Wright
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : History
ISBN : 0252018249
Should the wolf be reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park? Should hunting of "overabundant" deer and elk be permitted in some parks? How should grizzly bears be managed in frequently visited areas? Are mountain goats to be eliminated from Olympic National Park? R. Gerald Wright probes these and other issues of public interest in this exploration of the unique role national parks have played in the protection, study, and management of animal life. Controversy has often surrounded wildlife management, primarily when societal attitudes toward specific animals do not mesh with Park Service practices. Those practices are influenced by the public as well as by the evolution of a program of scientific study in the national parks. As park environments are increasingly threatened by growing numbers of visitors, outside land-use changes, and pollution, it is more important than ever that scientific knowledge, administrative willingness, and public support combine to help create the policies necessary for appropriate management and protection of park resources. Wright traces the history of wildlife management in the U.S. national parks, bringing together a diversity of literature and previously unpublished information that will be of concern to wildlife and land-management specialists, conservationists, and all those interested in our national parks.
Author : National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,Committee on Improving the Science and Technology Programs of the National Park Service
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 137 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1992-02-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309047814
The U.S. National Park Service needs much better scientific information to protect the nation's parks for future generations, and research must be an essential element in its mandate. Science and the National Parks examines the reasons why science is important to the national parks, reviews previous evaluations of research in the parks, and recommends ways to improve the current science program. The book stresses the need for two distinct but related approaches to research, called "science for the parks" and "parks for science." Science for the parks includes research to gain understanding of park resources and develop effective management strategies. The parks for science concept recognizes that the national parks are potentially very important to scientific investigations of broad national and global environmental problems and invaluable for understanding the ecological response to anthropogenic change. Science and the National Parks is a critical assessment of the problems hampering the current Park Service science program, providing strong recommendations to help the agency establish a true mandate for science, create separate funding and autonomy for the program, and enhance its credibility and quality.
Author : Frederic H. Wagner,Ronald Foresta,Richard Bruce Gill,Dale Richard McCullough,Michael R. Pelton,William F. Porter,Hal Salwasser
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1995-07-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1559634057
This volume presents the results of a five-year study of wildlife-management policies in national parks. It synthesizes interviews with individuals inside and outside the National Park Service, provides a comprehensive review of published and unpublished literature, and draws on the collective experience of the authors with various units of the system over the past three decades. Among the topics examined are: the structure and history of the National Park System and Service wildlife "problems" in the parks the role of science in formulating policies and in management recommendations for changes in policy formulation, management, and scientific research procedures
Author : Gary E Machlis,David L. Tichnell
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 131 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2019-08-15
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781000306088
National parks are a global phenomenon found in more than 120 countries. These parks are as diverse as the physical settings and cultural patterns of the many nations that have established them, yet within each country they serve as part of the cohesiveness that binds people together. Parks reflect-and help create-people's pride and love for their national heritage.
Author : Brian Child,Helen Suich,Spenceley Anna
Publisher : Earthscan
Page : 481 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781849771283
The crucible of innovation in wildlife and habitat conservation is in southern Africa where it has co-evolved with decolonization, political transformation and the rise of development, ownership, management and livelihood debates. Charting this innovation, early chapters deal with the traditional 'fines and fences' conservation that occurred in the colonial and early post-independence period, with subsequent sections focussing on the experimentation and innovation that occurred on private and communal land as a result of the break from these traditional methods. The final section deals with mo.
Author : Stephen H. Berwick,V. B. Saharia
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 510 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Nature
ISBN : UOM:39015037418376
This comprehensive manual presents a package of proven field techniques in wildlife management and research, and outlines approaches to conservation planning. It covers statistical and technological tools used by researchers for data gathering and analysis, and presents methods for wildlifestudies and management related to habitat, populations, behaviour, nutrition, and health. The problem of human interaction with wildlife, which is of particular significance in developing countries, and a global perspective on the selection of nature reserves are also addressed.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1935
Category : Wildlife conservation
ISBN : UOM:39015007457107
Author : Canadian Parks Council
Publisher : National Parks Directorate Parks Canada Agency
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Ecosystem management
ISBN : UIUC:30112075777109
Author : William Lee Halvorson,Gary E. Davis
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1996-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780816515660
Science and Ecosystem Management in the National Parks presents twelve case studies of long-term research conducted in and around national parks that address major natural resource issues. These cases demonstrate how the use of longer time scales strongly influences our understanding of ecosystems and how interpretations of short-term patterns in nature often change when viewed in the context of long-term data sets. Most important, they show conclusively that scientific research significantly reduces uncertainty and improves resource management decisions. Chosen by scientists and senior park managers, the cases offer a broad range of topics, including air quality at the Grand Canyon; interaction between moose and wolf populations on Isle Royale; control of exotic species in Hawaiian parks; simulation of natural fire in the parks of the Sierra Nevada; and the impact of urban expansion on Saguaro National Monument. Because national parks are increasingly beset with conflicting views of their management, the need for knowledge of park ecosystems becomes even more critical - not only for the parks themselves, but for what they can tell us about survival in the rest of our world. This book demonstrates to policymakers and managers that decisions based on knowledge of ecosystems are more enduring and cost effective than decisions derived from uninformed consensus. It also provides scientists with models for designing research to meet threats to our most precious natural resources. "If we can learn to save the parks", observe Halvorson and Davis, "perhaps we can learn to save the world".
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : National parks and reserves
ISBN : MINN:31951D00005189K
Author : William L. Halvorson,Gary E. Davis
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2023-01-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780816552405
Our national parks are more than mere recreational destinations. They are repositories of the nation's biological diversity and contain some of the last ecosystem remnants needed as standards to set reasonable goals for sustainable development throughout the land. Nevertheless, public pressure for recreation has largely precluded adequate research and resource monitoring in national parks, and ignorance of ecosystem structure and function in parks has led to costly mistakes--such as predator control and fire suppression--that continue to threaten parks today. This volume demonstrates the value of ecological knowledge in protecting parks and shows how modest investments in knowledge of park ecosystems can pay handsome dividends. Science and Ecosystem Management in the National Parks presents twelve case studies of long-term research conducted in and around national parks that address major natural resource issues. These cases demonstrate how the use of longer time scales strongly influence our understanding of ecosystems and how interpretations of short-term patterns in nature often change when viewed in the context of long-term data sets. Most importantly, they show conclusively that scientific research significantly reduces uncertainty and improves resource management decisions. Chosen by scientists and senior park managers, the cases offer a broad range of topics, including: air quality at Grand Canyon; interaction between moose and wolf populations on Isle Royale; control of exotic species in Hawaiian parks; simulation of natural fire in the parks of the Sierra Nevada; and the impact of urban expansion on Saguaro National Monument. Because national parks are increasingly beset with conflicting views of their management, the need for knowledge of park ecosystems becomes even more critical--not only for the parks themselves, but for what they can tell us about survival in the rest of our world. This book demonstrates to policymakers and managers that decisions based on knowledge of ecosystems are more enduring and cost effective than decisions derived from uninformed consensus. It also provides scientists with models for designing research to meet threats to our most precious natural resources. "If we can learn to save the parks," observe Halvorson and Davis, "perhaps we can learn to save the world."
Author : John M. Fryxell,Anthony R. E. Sinclair,Graeme Caughley
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2014-05-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781118348192
To understand modern principles of sustainable management and the conservation of wildlife species requires intimate knowledge about demography, animal behavior, and ecosystem dynamics. With emphasis on practical application and quantitative skill development, this book weaves together these disparate elements in a single coherent textbook for senior undergraduate and graduate students. It reviews analytical techniques, explaining the mathematical and statistical principles behind them, and shows how these can be used to formulate realistic objectives within an ecological framework. This third edition is comprehensive and up-to-date, and includes: Brand new chapters that disseminate rapidly developing topics in the field: habitat use and selection; habitat fragmentation, movement, and corridors; population viability. analysis, the consequences of climate change; and evolutionary responses to disturbance A thorough updating of all chapters to present important areas of wildlife research and management with recent developments and examples. A new online study aid – a wide variety of downloadable computer programs in the freeware packages R and Mathcad, available through a companion website. Worked examples enable readers to practice calculations explained in the text and to develop a solid understanding of key statistical procedures and population models commonly used in wildlife ecology and management. The first half of the book provides a solid background in key ecological concepts. The second half uses these concepts to develop a deeper understanding of the principles underlying wildlife management and conservation. Global examples of real-life management situations provide a broad perspective on the international problems of conservation, and detailed case histories demonstrate concepts and quantitative analyses. This third edition is also valuable to professional wildlife managers, park rangers, biological resource managers, and those working in ecotourism.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Government publications
ISBN : PURD:32754061284497
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Resources. Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Nature
ISBN : UCR:31210011022264