Wilderness Science in a Time of Change Conference

Missoula, Montana

May 23-27, 1999

 

Volume 3: Wilderness as a Place for Scientific Inquiry

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Volume Abstract

 

 

Compilers

 

 

Preface

 

Stephen F. McCool
David N. Cole

Wilderness as a Place for Scientific Inquiry

 

1. Overviews

 

Norman L. Christensen, Jr.

The Evolving Role of Science in Wilderness to Our Understanding of Ecosystems and Landscapes

 

Alan Ewert
Leo McAvoy

The Effects of Wilderness Settings on Organized Groups: A State-of-Knowledge Paper

 

Lisa J. Graumlich

Global Change in Wilderness Areas: Disentangling Natural and Anthropogenic Changes

 

Joseph W. Roggenbuck
B. L Driver

Benefits of Nonfacilitated Uses of Wilderness

 

R. Gerald Wright
Lisa K. Garrett

The Evolution of Wilderness Wildlife Research in North America

 

2. Wilderness and Ecosystems

 

Edward E. Berg

Studies in the Wilderness Areas of the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge:
Fire, Bark Beetles, Human Development and Climate Change

 

Matthew L. Brooks

Does Protection of Desert Tortoise Habitat Generate Other Ecological Benefits in the Mojave Desert?

 

Daniel B. Fagre
David L. Peterson

Ecosystem Dynamics and Disturbance in Mountain Wildernesses:
Assessing Vulnerability of Natural Resources to Change

 

Charles G. Johnson, Jr.

Establishing Benchmark Monitoring Points in Wilderness: Successes and Challenges

 

Robert E. Keane

The Importance of Wilderness to Whitebark Pine Research and Management

 

Kenneth D. Kimball
Douglas M. Weihrauch

Alpine Vegetation Communities and the Alpine-Treeline Ecotone Boundary in New England as Biomonitors for Climate Change

 

Cynthia S. Loftin
Sara B. Aicher
Wiley M. Kitchens

Effects of the Suwannee River Sill on the Hydrology of the Okefenokee Swamp:
Application of Research Results in the Environmental Assessment Process

Aníbal Pauchard
Eduardo Ugarte
Jaime Millán

A Multiscale Method for Assessing Vegetation Baseline of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) in Protected Areas of Chile

James M. Peek

Shrub-Steppe Vegetation Trend, Middle Fork Salmon River, Idaho

William H. Russell
Joe R. McBride
Ky Carnell

Edge Effects and the Effective Size of Old-Growth Coast Redwood Preserves

Susan E. Shideler

Monitoring Reproduction and Contraception in Free Ranging Wildlife:
Tule Elk (Cervus elaphus nannodes) at Point Reyes National Seashore

Russell F. Thurow

Dynamics of Chinook Salmon Populations Within Idaho’s Frank Church Wilderness: Implications for Persistence

3. Wilderness and the Past

Christopher V. Barns

Paleontological Excavations in Designated Wilderness: Theory and Practice

Anthony R. Fiorillo

The Ancient Environment of the Beartooth Butte Formation (Devonian) in Wyoming and Montana: Combining Paleontological Inquiry With Federal Management Needs

Robert L. Sanford, Jr.
Sally P. Horn

Holocene Rain-Forest Wilderness:
A Neotropical Perspective on Humans as an Exotic, Invasive Species

4. Wilderness and People

Laura M. Fredrickson
Baylor L. Johnson

Wilderness: A Place for Ethical Inquiry

Lilian Jonas
William Stewart
Kevin Larkin

Encountering Heidi: Meeting Others as a Central Aspect of the River Experience

Angelina M. Kendra
Troy E. Hall

Is There a Shared Idea of “Wilderness” Among Outdoor Recreationists?
Evidence From Three Recreation Sites

Julia Dawn Parker
Bill Avant

In Their Own Words: Wilderness Values of Outfitter/Guides

Todd Paxton
Leo McAvoy

Social Psychological Benefits of a Wilderness Adventure Program

Keith C. Russell
John C. Hendee
Dianne Phillips-Miller

How Wilderness Therapy Works: An Examination of the Wilderness Therapy Process to Treat Adolescents With Behavioral Problems and Addictions

Erin K. Sharpe
Alan W. Ewert

Interferences in Place Attachment: Implications for Wilderness

Dave D. White
John C. Hendee

Primal Hypotheses: The Relationship Between Naturalness, Solitude, and the Wilderness Experience Benefits of Development of Self, Development of Community, and Spiritual Development

5. Management of Science in Wilderness

Gordon R. Cessford

Identifying Research Needs for Improved Management of Social Impacts in Wilderness Recreation

Peter Landres

A Framework for Evaluating Proposals for Scientific Activities in Wilderness

Jack G. Oelfke
Rolf O. Peterson
John A. Vucetich
Leah M. Vucetich

Wolf Research in the Isle Royale Wilderness: Do the Ends Justify the Means?

David J. Parsons

The Challenge of Scientific Activities in Wilderness

Jim Walters

Research Protocols in National Park Service Wilderness

Vita Wright

The Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute:
A National Wilderness Research Program in Support of Wilderness Management

6. Dialogue Session Summary

Diana L. Six
Paul Alaback
Robert A. Winfree
Della Snyder
Anne Hagele

Wilderness for Science: Pros and Cons of Using Wilderness Areas for Biological Research

 

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