Author: Adolph MuriePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Coyote
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Ecology of the Coyote in the Yellowstone
Author: Adolph MurieEcological Issues on Reintroducing Wolves Into Yellowstone National Park
Author: Fauna of the National Parks of the United States
Author: Yellowstone Wildlife
Author: Paul A. JohnsgardPublisher: University Press of Colorado
ISBN: 1457181401
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 245
Book Description
Yellowstone Wildlife is a natural history of the wildlife species that call Yellowstone National Park and the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem their home. Illustrated with stunning images by renowned wildlife photographer Thomas Mangelsen, Yellowstone Wildlife describes the lives of species in the park, exploring their habitats from the Grand Tetons to Jackson Hole. From charismatic megafauna like elk, bison, wolves, bighorn sheep, and grizzly bears, to smaller mammals like bats, pikas, beavers, and otters, to some of the 279 species of birds, Johnsgard describes the behavior of animals throughout the seasons, with sections on what summer and autumn mean to the wildlife of the park, especially with the intrusion of millions of tourists each year. Enhanced by Mangelsen’s wildlife photography, Yellowstone Wildlife reveals the beauty and complexity of these species’ intertwined lives and that of Yellowstone’s greater ecosystem.
Yellowstone’s Wildlife in Transition
Author: P. J. WhitePublisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674076435
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
The world's first national park, Yellowstone is a symbol of nature's enduring majesty and the paradigm of protected areas across the globe. But Yellowstone is constantly changing. How we understand and respond to events that are putting species under stress, say the authors of Yellowstone's Wildlife in Transition, will determine the future of ecosystems that were millions of years in the making. With a foreword by the renowned naturalist E. O. Wilson, this is the most comprehensive survey of research on North America's flagship national park available today. Marshaling the expertise of over thirty contributors, Yellowstone's Wildlife in Transition examines the diverse changes to the park's ecology in recent decades. Since its creation in the 1870s, the priorities governing Yellowstone have evolved, from intensive management designed to protect and propagate depleted large-bodied mammals to an approach focused on restoration and preservation of ecological processes. Recognizing the importance of natural occurrences such as fires and predation, this more ecologically informed oversight has achieved notable successes, including the recovery of threatened native species of wolves, bald eagles, and grizzly bears. Nevertheless, these experts detect worrying signs of a system under strain. They identify three overriding stressors: invasive species, private-sector development of unprotected lands, and a warming climate. Their concluding recommendations will shape the twenty-first-century discussion over how to confront these challenges, not only in American parks but for conservation areas worldwide. Highly readable and fully illustrated, Yellowstone's Wildlife in Transition will be welcomed by ecologists and nature enthusiasts alike.
Fauna of the National Parks of the United States
Author: George Melendez WrightPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : National parks and reserves
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
Ecological Dynamics on Yellowstone's Northern Range
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309083451
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 199
Book Description
Ecological Dynamics on Yellowstone's Northern Range discusses the complex management challenges in Yellowstone National Park. Controversy over the National Park Service's approach of "natural regulation" has heightened in recent years because of changes in vegetation and other ecosystem components in Yellowstone's northern range. Natural regulation minimizes human impacts, including management intervention by the National Park Service, on the park ecosystem. Many have attributed these changes to increased size of elk and other ungulate herds. This report examines the evidence that increased ungulate populations are responsible for the changes in vegetation and that the changes represent a major and serious change in the Yellowstone ecosystem. According to the authors, any human intervention to protect species such as the aspen and those that depend on them should be prudently localized rather than ecosystem-wide. An ecosystem-wide approach, such as reducing ungulate populations, could be more disruptive. The report concludes that although dramatic ecological change does not appear to be imminent, approaches to dealing with potential human-caused changes in the ecosystem, including those related to climate change, should be considered now. The need for research and public education is also compelling.
A Sense of the American West
Author: James Earl SherowPublisher: UNM Press
ISBN: 9780826319135
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
An anthology of diverse approaches and issues in the environmental history of the American West.
Ecology of the Coyote in the Yellowstone
Author: Adolph MurieProceedings of the ... Conference on Scientific Research in the National Parks. --
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : National parks and reserves
Languages : en
Pages : 726
Book Description