ISSN:
1432-1009
Keywords:
Fire history
;
Fire management
;
Natural fire
;
National Park Service
;
Resource management policy
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Energy, Environment Protection, Nuclear Power Engineering
Notes:
Abstract An evolving understanding of ecological processes, together with ambiguities in National Park Service policy, have led to multiple interpretations of the role of management in our large natural area National Parks. National Park Service management policies must be dynamic and responsive to changes in scientific knowledge and societal values. We propose that the principal aim of NPS resource management in natural areas is the unimpeded interaction of native ecosystem processes and structural elements. The case of the changing role of natural fire management is used as an example in developing this rationale.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01866414
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