Yellowstone's Destabilized Ecosystem

Elk Effects, Science, and Policy Conflict

By: Frederic H. Wagner

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Hardcover | 1 March 2006

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Wagner, one of our most distinguished wildlife biologists, is a strong critic of ecological practices in the national parks. This book provides an assessment of the ecological history of Yellowstone's northern range, since before the park existed, showing the impact of US Park Service policies on the health of the areas they oversee. He demonstrates that elk had been historically rare throughout the region and that overgrazing by elk has seriously degraded the landscape and altered the structure of the area. This is a major contribution to reconstructing the ecology of this region over the course of the past 500 years. It is also a critique of US Park Service management policies and their stewardship of the nation's most cherished natural areas. Wagner's book will generate substantial attention and debate both in the scientific and policy/management communities.

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"Wagner's book includes new and informative analyses; an extensive synthesis of relevant literature; and strong personal opinion. His main thesis is nicely encapsulated in a concluding statement: 'The subsequent [after 1967] laissez-faire implementation of natural regulation by the park has been contrary to...the goal of restoring and maintaining the natural state of the northern range.' Scientists and managers who have followed the northern range controversies will want to read this book. Students interested in science-policy interactions would find it valuable to read Wagner's book." --BioScience

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A Yellowstone Synthesis
History of the Northern Range Dispute	p. 3
Elk Population Changes and the Synthesis Design
The Census Period: 1923-2003	p. 15
Prehistory to the 1880s	p. 29
The First "Experiment": 1878-1923	p. 40
The 132-Year Population Trajectory and Associated Synthesis Design	p. 48
Elk Effects on Ecosystem Structure and Function
Influences on Upland System Structure I: Aspen Woodland	p. 59
Influences on Upland System Structure II: The Sagebrush-Steppe Subsystem	p. 91
Influences on Upland System Structure III: Conifers and Deciduous Shrubs	p. 124
Influences on Upland System Structure IV: The Ungulate Guild	p. 141
Influences on Riparian System Structure	p. 172
Influences on Ecosystem Function I: Erosion	p. 215
Influences on Ecosystem Function II: Historical Perturbations in Small Lake Basins	p. 231
Influences on Ecosystem Function III: Bioenergetics	p. 259
Influences on Ecosystem Function IV: Nitrogen Biogeochemistry	p. 273
Synthesis	p. 280
The Role of Science in Policy Process
Why the Science Missed the Mark	p. 307
The Science-Policy Interface	p. 317
References	p. 335
Index	p. 359
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