| Main Title |
Ecological dynamics on Yellowstone's Northern Range / |
| Publisher |
National Academy Press, |
| Year Published |
2002 |
| OCLC Number |
50256166 |
| ISBN |
0309083451 (pbk.); 9780309083454 (pbk.) |
| Subjects |
Elk--Ecology--Yellowstone National Park ;
American bison--Ecology--Yellowstone National Park ;
Ungulates--Ecology--Yellowstone National Park ;
Wildlife management--Yellowstone National Park ;
Environmental monitoring--Yellowstone National Park Region ;
Ecological assessment (Biology)--Yellowstone National Park Region ;
Environmental indictors--Yellowstone National Park Region
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| EJBM |
QH541.15.M64E36 2002 |
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Headquarters Library/Washington,DC |
11/22/2002 |
| EOAM |
QL737.U55E3325 2002 |
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Region 8 Technical Library/Denver,CO |
06/06/2003 |
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| Collation |
xvi, 180 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 138-167). |
| Contents Notes |
SUMMARY -- 1 INTRODUCTION -- Background and Charge to the Committee -- Natural Regulation -- Historical Context -- Climate Versus Elk As Causality of Changes in Aspen and Willow -- Organization of This Report -- 2 HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE: YELLOWSTONE'S CHANGING -- ENVIRONMENTS -- Scales of Change -- Paleobiology of the Greater Yellowstone Area -- Ungulate Use Over Time As Estimates of Population Densities -- Physical Changes from Prehistory to the Present -- 3 PRESENT CONDmONS: VEGETATION -- Upland Shrublands and Grasslands of the Northern Range -- Forest Types Associated with the Northern Range -- Aspen Communities of the Northern Range -- Riparian Communities of the Northern Range -- Wetland Vegetation of the Northern Range -- 4 PRESENT CONDITIONS: ANIMALS -- Population Dynamics of Northern Range Ungulates -- Major Predators in the Yellowstone Ecosystem -- 5 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- Nature Is Dynamic -- Management for Ecosystem State or Ecosystem Process? -- Large-Scale Interactions and Patterns -- Weather, Wolves, and Aspen in Yellowstone -- Indicators of Unacceptable Change -- Understanding the Consequences of Alternative Management -- Approaches -- Conclusions -- Recommendations -- Epilogue -- REFERENCES -- APPENDI A: UNDERSTANDING THE PAST -- APPENDIX B: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION ON THE COMMITTEE -- ON UNGULATE MANAGEMENT IN YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK. 1 INTRODUCTION -- Background and Charge to the Committee -- Natural Regulation -- Historical Context -- Climate Versus Elk As Causality of Changes in Aspen and Willow -- Organization of This Report -- 2 HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE: YELLOWSTONE'S CHANGING -- ENVIRONMENTS -- Scales of Change -- Paleobiology of the Greater Yellowstone Area -- Ungulate Use Over Time As Estimates of Population Densities -- Physical Changes from Prehistory to the Present -- 3 PRESENT CONDmONS: VEGETATION -- Upland Shrublands and Grasslands of the Northern Range -- Forest Types Associated with the Northern Range -- Aspen Communities of the Northern Range -- Riparian Communities of the Northern Range -- Wetland Vegetation of the Northern Range -- 4 PRESENT CONDITIONS: ANIMALS -- Population Dynamics of Northern Range Ungulates -- Major Predators in the Yellowstone Ecosystem -- 5 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- Nature Is Dynamic -- Management for Ecosystem State or Ecosystem Process? -- Large-Scale Interactions and Patterns -- Weather, Wolves, and Aspen in Yellowstone -- Indicators of Unacceptable Change -- Understanding the Consequences of Alternative Management -- Approaches -- Conclusions -- Recommendations -- Epilogue -- REFERENCES -- APPENDI A: UNDERSTANDING THE PAST -- APPENDIX B: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION ON THE COMMITTEE -- ON UNGULATE MANAGEMENT IN YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK. |
