National parks and protected areas : their role in environmental protection

Wright, R. Gerald. (Added Author). Lemons, John. (Added Author).

Record details

ISBN: 0865424969
Physical Description: print
xvi, 470 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.
Publisher: Cambridge, Mass. : Blackwell Science, c1996.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

The origin and purpose of national parks and protected areas / R. Gerald Wright and David J. Mattson -- Changes in landscape values and expectations : what do we want and how do we measure it? / William L. Halvorson -- Ecosystem management : an appropriate concept for parks? / James K. Agee -- Ecosystem-based management : natural processes and systems theory / Katherine L. Jope and Joseph C. Dunstan -- Ecosystem management : exploring the legal-political framework / Robert B. Keiter -- Protected areas : how much is enough? / Reed F. Noss -- Evaluating the ecological suitability of lands for parks and protected areas using gap analysis databases / R. Gerald Wright and J. Michael Scott -- Designing and managing protected areas for grizzly bears : how much is enough? / David J. Mattson ... [et al.] -- Expansion of the US National Park System in Alaska / R. Gerald Wright -- The role of networks and corridors in enhancing the value and protection of parks and equivalent areas / Larry D. Harris ... [et al.] -- Fragmentation of a natural area : dynamics of isolation for small mammals on forest remnants / L. Scott Mills -- Management of overabundant species in protected areas : the white-tailed deer as a case example / William F. Porter -- Managing and understanding wild ungulate population dynamics in protected areas / James G. MacCracken -- The use and role of fire in natural areas / Stephen C. Bunting -- Restoring aquatic environments : a case study of the Elwha River / Catherine Hawkins Hoffman and Brian D. Winter -- Wolf restoration in the northern Rocky Mountains / James M. Peek and John C. Carnes -- The cultural and natural resource management needs of parks and protected areas : is there an appropriate balance? / Stephanie S. Toothman -- Hinterlands, wilderness, and protected areas in northern Canada / D. Scott Slocombe -- The role of science and law in the protection of national park resources / John Lemons and Kirk Junker -- Research in parks and protected areas : forging the link between science and management / David L. Peterson -- Exploring the dynamics of Crater Lake, Crater Lake National Park / Gary L. Larson.