Human Influences on the Northern Yellowstone Range
| Autor: | Ryan M. Yonk, Jeffrey C. Mosley, Peter O. Husby |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
| Předmět: |
0106 biological sciences
010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences Ecology National park Geography Planning and Development Wildlife Management Monitoring Policy and Law Native plant 01 natural sciences Natural resource Natural (archaeology) 010601 ecology Geography Animal ecology Wildlife management 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Wildlife conservation |
| Zdroj: | Rangelands. 40:177-188 |
| ISSN: | 0190-0528 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.rala.2018.10.004 |
| Popis: | On the Ground • For thousands of years before Yellowstone National Park was created in 1872, hunting and burning by Native Americans were fundamental components of the natural ecological processes on the Northern Range. • Impacts by Euro-American fur trappers, miners, ranchers, natural resource managers, tourists, and others have shaped the land and wildlife of the Northern Range for the past two centuries. • More controlled burning is needed today to purposely mimic the low-intensity fires set by Native Americans in the prehistoric and historical past. • Greater control of bison and elk populations is needed today to sustain the natural abundances of native plants and animals and sustain the natural functioning of ecosystem processes. • More controlled burning and greater control of bison and elk numbers are actions consistent with National Park Service policy and consistent with current management of other U.S. national parks. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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