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Ecological dynamics on Yellowstone's Northern Range / Committee on Ungulate Management in Yellowstone National Park, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council.
Van Pelt Library QL737.U55 E3325 2002
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Elk--Ecology--Yellowstone National Park.
- Elk.
- American bison--Ecology--Yellowstone National Park.
- American bison.
- Ungulates--Ecology--Yellowstone National Park.
- Ungulates.
- Wildlife management--Yellowstone National Park.
- Wildlife management.
- Ecology.
- American bison--Ecology.
- Elk--Ecology.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 180 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, [2002]
- Contents:
- Natural Regulation 20
- Historical Context 24
- Climate Versus Elk As Causality of Changes in Aspen and Willow 30
- Organization of This Report 31
- 2 Historical Perspective: Yellowstone's Changing Environments 32
- Scales of Change 32
- Paleobiology of the Greater Yellowstone Area 33
- Ungulate Use Over Time As Estimates of Population Densities 35
- Physical Changes from Prehistory to the Present 35
- 3 Present Conditions: Vegetation 43
- Upland Shrublands and Grasslands of the Northern Range 43
- Forest Types Associated with the Northern Range 50
- Aspen Communities of the Northern Range 55
- Riparian Communities of the Northern Range 67
- Wetland Vegetation of the Northern Range 79
- 4 Present Conditions: Animals 83
- Population Dynamics of Northern Range Ungulates 83
- Major Predators in the Yellowstone Ecosystem 109
- Nature Is Dynamic 120
- Management for Ecosystem State or Ecosystem Process? 122
- Large-Scale Interactions and Patterns 125
- Weather, Wolves, and Aspen in Yellowstone 126
- Indicators of Unacceptable Change 127
- Understanding the Consequences of Alternative Management Approaches 128
- Appendix A Understanding the Past 168.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 138-167).
- ISBN:
- 0309083451
- OCLC:
- 50256166
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