Keywords:
Protected areas - United States - Management.
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Electronic books.
Description / Table of Contents:
The central concept guiding the management of parks and wilderness has been "naturalness"--to a large extent the explicit purpose in establishing these special areas was to keep them in their "natural" state. But what does that mean, particularly as the effects of stressors such as habitat fragmentation, altered disturbance regimes, invasive species, and climate change increase? Beyond Naturalness brings together leading scientists and policymakers to explore the concept of naturalness, its varied meanings, and the extent to which it provides adequate guidance regarding where, when, and how managers should intervene in ecosystem processes to protect park and wilderness values. The book offers excellent writing and focus on some of the difficult questions being raised in light of new and changing stressors such as global environmental climate change.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (304 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9781597269117
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=3317526
DDC:
333.78
Language:
English
Note:
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1: Park and Wilderness Stewardship: The Dilemma of Management Intervention, David N. Cole and Laurie Yung -- Chapter 2: The Trouble with Naturalness: Rethinking Park and Wilderness Goals, Gregory H. Aplet and David N. Cole -- Part I: The Changing Context of Park and Wilderness Stewardship -- Chapter 3: Evolving Ecological Understandings: The Implications of Ecosystem Dynamics, Richard J. Hobbs, Erika S. Zavaleta, David N. Cole, and Peter S. White -- Chapter 4: Shifting Environmental Foundations: The Unprecedented and Unpredictable Future, Nathan L. Stephenson, Constance I. Millar, and David N. Cole -- Chapter 5: Changing Policies and Practices: The Challenge of Managing for Naturalness, Laurie Yung, David N. Cole, David M. Graber, David J. Parsons, and Kathy A. Tonnessen -- Part II: Approaches to Guide Protected Area Conservation -- Chapter 6: Let It Be: A Hands-Off Approach to Preserving Wildness in Protected Areas, Peter Landres -- Chapter 7: Ecological Integrity: A Framework for Ecosystem-Based Management, Stephen Woodley -- Chapter 8: Historical Fidelity: Maintaining Legacy and Connection to Heritage, David N. Cole, Eric S. Higgs, and Peter S. White -- Chapter 9: Resilience Frameworks: Enhancing the Capacity to Adapt to Change, Erika S. Zavaleta and F. Stuart Chapin III -- Part III: Management Strategies for Implementing New Approaches -- Chapter 10: Objectives, Priorities, and Triage: Lessons Learned from Invasive Species Management, John M. Randall -- Chapter 11: Responding to Climate Change: A Toolbox of Management Strategies, David N. Cole, Constance I. Millar, and Nathan L. Stephenson -- Chapter 12: Conservation at Large Scales: Systems of Protected Areas and Protected Areas in the Matrix, Peter S. White, Laurie Yung, David N. Cole, and Richard J. Hobbs.
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Chapter 13: Planning in the Context of Uncertainty: Flexibility for Adapting to Change, F. Stuart Chapin III, Erika S. Zavaleta, Leigh A. Welling, Paul Deprey, and Laurie Yung -- Chapter 14: Wild Design: Principles to Guide Interventions in Protected Areas, Eric S. Higgs and Richard J. Hobbs -- Chapter 15: A Path Forward: Conserving Protected Areas in the Context of Global Environmental Change, Laurie Yung, David N. Cole, and Richard J. Hobbs -- Contributors -- Index.
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