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Full-Text Articles in Life Sciences
Moose-Wilson Corridor Use Levels, Type, Patterns And Impacts In Grand Teton National Park- Summer/Fall 2014 Technical Report, Christopher Monz, A. D'Antonio, K. Heaslip
Moose-Wilson Corridor Use Levels, Type, Patterns And Impacts In Grand Teton National Park- Summer/Fall 2014 Technical Report, Christopher Monz, A. D'Antonio, K. Heaslip
Christopher Monz
No abstract provided.
Recreation Impact Monitoring Analysis And Protocol Development, Glacier Bay National Park, K. C. Goonan, Christopher Monz, B. Bruno, T. Lewis
Recreation Impact Monitoring Analysis And Protocol Development, Glacier Bay National Park, K. C. Goonan, Christopher Monz, B. Bruno, T. Lewis
Christopher Monz
No abstract provided.
An Application Of Recreation Resource Assessment Techniques To Inform Management Action In An Urban-Proximate Natural Area, Ashley D'Antonio, Christopher Monz, Nell Larson, Amy Rohman
An Application Of Recreation Resource Assessment Techniques To Inform Management Action In An Urban-Proximate Natural Area, Ashley D'Antonio, Christopher Monz, Nell Larson, Amy Rohman
Christopher Monz
No abstract provided.
The Ecological Implications Of Visitor Transportation In Parks And Protected Areas: Examples From Research In Us National Parks, Christopher Monz, Ashley D'Antonio, Steve Lawson, Jesse Barber, Peter Newman
The Ecological Implications Of Visitor Transportation In Parks And Protected Areas: Examples From Research In Us National Parks, Christopher Monz, Ashley D'Antonio, Steve Lawson, Jesse Barber, Peter Newman
Christopher Monz
The demand for recreation and nature-based tourism experiences in parks and protected areas continues to grow in many locations worldwide and in response, many parks are employing transit services designed to improve visitor access. Transit services (e.g., public bus service) are a component of the overall park transportation system and are very desirable in park settings as they yield many advantages over personal auto access including reduced congestion in parking areas, reduced carbon footprint, and an enhanced visitor experience. However, a growing body of research also suggests that the delivery of visitors via transit to destinations within a park or …
Contrasting Effects Of Different Mammalian Herbivores On Sagebrush Plant Communities, Kari E. Veblen
Contrasting Effects Of Different Mammalian Herbivores On Sagebrush Plant Communities, Kari E. Veblen
Kari E. Veblen
Herbivory by both grazing and browsing ungulates shapes the structure and functioning of terrestrial ecosystems worldwide, and both types of herbivory have been implicated in major ecosystem state changes. Despite the ecological consequences of differences in diets and feeding habits among herbivores, studies that experimentally distinguish effects of grazing from spatially co-occurring, but temporally segregated browsing are extremely rare. Here we use a set of long-term exclosures in northern Utah, USA, to determine how domestic grazers vs. wild ungulate herbivores (including browsers and mixed feeders) affect sagebrush-dominated plant communities that historically covered ~62 million ha in North America. We sampled …
Native And Domestic Browsers And Grazers Reduce Fuels, Fire Temperatures, And Acacia-Ant Mortality In An African Savanna, Kari E. Veblen
Native And Domestic Browsers And Grazers Reduce Fuels, Fire Temperatures, And Acacia-Ant Mortality In An African Savanna, Kari E. Veblen
Kari E. Veblen
Despite the importance of fire and herbivory in structuring savanna systems, few replicated experiments have examined the interactive effects of herbivory and fire on plant dynamics. In addition, the effects of fire on associated ant-tree mutualisms have been largely unexplored. We carried out small controlled burns in each of 18 herbivore treatment plots of the Kenya Long-term Exclosure Experiment (KLEE), where experimentally excluding elephants has resulted in 42% greater tree densities. The KLEE design includes six different herbivore treatments that allowed us to examine how different combinations of megaherbivore wildlife, mesoherbivore wildlife, and cattle affect fire temperatures and subsequent loss …
Monitoring Of Livestock Grazing Effects On Bureau Of Land Management Land, Kari E. Veblen
Monitoring Of Livestock Grazing Effects On Bureau Of Land Management Land, Kari E. Veblen
Kari E. Veblen
Public land management agencies, such as the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), are charged with managing rangelands throughout the Western United States for multiple uses such as livestock grazing and conservation of sensitive species and their habitats. Monitoring of condition and trends of these rangelands, particularly with respect to effects of livestock grazing, provide critical information for effective management of these multi-use landscapes. We therefore investigated the availability of livestock grazing-related quantitative monitoring data and qualitative region-specific Land Health Standards (LHS) data across BLM grazing allotments in the Western United States. We then queried university and federal rangeland science experts …
Recent Advances In Recreation Ecology And The Implications Of Different Relationships Between Recreation Use And Ecological Impacts, Christopher Monz, C. M. Pickering, W. Hadwen
Recent Advances In Recreation Ecology And The Implications Of Different Relationships Between Recreation Use And Ecological Impacts, Christopher Monz, C. M. Pickering, W. Hadwen
Christopher Monz
No abstract provided.
Enhancing Theutility Of Visitor Impact Assessment In Parks And Protected Areas: A Combined Social-‐‐ Ecological Approach, A. D'Antonio, Christopher Monz, P. Newman, S. Lawson, D. Taff
Enhancing Theutility Of Visitor Impact Assessment In Parks And Protected Areas: A Combined Social-‐‐ Ecological Approach, A. D'Antonio, Christopher Monz, P. Newman, S. Lawson, D. Taff
Christopher Monz
No abstract provided.
Megaherbivores And Cattle Alter Edge Effects Around Ecosystem Hotspots In An African Savanna, Kari E. Veblen
Megaherbivores And Cattle Alter Edge Effects Around Ecosystem Hotspots In An African Savanna, Kari E. Veblen
Kari E. Veblen
Wild mammalian herbivores and cattle are fundamental drivers of African savanna ecosystems and have strong impacts on woody vegetation. However, few experimental studies have investigated the separate and combined influences of different large herbivores on spatial vegetation patterning. In East Africa, temporary cattle corrals (bomas) develop after abandonment into productive, treeless ‘glades’ that attract both domestic and wild herbivores. Edges of glades exhibit unusually high densities of large trees. We used a long-term, broad-scale manipulative experiment to test whether megaherbivores (elephants and giraffes), wild meso-herbivores (15–1000 kg), or cattle caused shifts in woody plant abundances in glade edges. We also …
Impacts Of Traditional Livestock Corrals On Woody Plant Communities In An East African Savanna, Kari E. Veblen
Impacts Of Traditional Livestock Corrals On Woody Plant Communities In An East African Savanna, Kari E. Veblen
Kari E. Veblen
No abstract provided.
Pocket Guide To Sagebrush, Leila M. Shultz
How Sanak Aleut Fit Into The Intertidal Food Web, Jennifer A. Dunne, Spencer Wood, Roly Russell, Nancy Huntly, Matthew Betts, Herbert Maschner
How Sanak Aleut Fit Into The Intertidal Food Web, Jennifer A. Dunne, Spencer Wood, Roly Russell, Nancy Huntly, Matthew Betts, Herbert Maschner
Nancy Huntly
No abstract provided.
The Ecological Interactions Of Sanak, Nancy Huntly, Spencer Wood, Roly Russell
The Ecological Interactions Of Sanak, Nancy Huntly, Spencer Wood, Roly Russell
Nancy Huntly
No abstract provided.
The Remarkable Life Of Sanak, Roly Russell, Nancy Huntly, Spencer Wood, Bruce Finney, Dieta Hanson
The Remarkable Life Of Sanak, Roly Russell, Nancy Huntly, Spencer Wood, Bruce Finney, Dieta Hanson
Nancy Huntly
No abstract provided.
Yosemite National Park Meadow Use And Impact Study, Christopher Monz, A. D'Antonio
Yosemite National Park Meadow Use And Impact Study, Christopher Monz, A. D'Antonio
Christopher Monz
No abstract provided.
An Assessment Of Usda Forest Service Wilderness In Colorado: Manager's Perceptions Of Conditions And Remoteness Modeling, Christopher Monz
An Assessment Of Usda Forest Service Wilderness In Colorado: Manager's Perceptions Of Conditions And Remoteness Modeling, Christopher Monz
Christopher Monz
No abstract provided.
Yosemite National Park Trampling Study. Final Project Report., Christopher Monz, A. D'Antonio
Yosemite National Park Trampling Study. Final Project Report., Christopher Monz, A. D'Antonio
Christopher Monz
No abstract provided.
Coastal Campsite Monitoring Protocol- Kenai Fjords National Park, Christopher Monz
Coastal Campsite Monitoring Protocol- Kenai Fjords National Park, Christopher Monz
Christopher Monz
No abstract provided.
Development Of Campsite Monitoring Protocols In Kenai Fjords, F. Klasner, Christopher Monz, J. Cusick
Development Of Campsite Monitoring Protocols In Kenai Fjords, F. Klasner, Christopher Monz, J. Cusick
Christopher Monz
No abstract provided.
The Consequences Of Backcountry Surface Disposal Of Human Waste In An Alpine, Temperate Forest And Arid Environment, M. D. Ells, Christopher Monz
The Consequences Of Backcountry Surface Disposal Of Human Waste In An Alpine, Temperate Forest And Arid Environment, M. D. Ells, Christopher Monz
Christopher Monz
No abstract provided.
Pathways For Positive Cattle-Wildlife Interactions In Semi-Arid Rangelands, Kari E. Veblen
Pathways For Positive Cattle-Wildlife Interactions In Semi-Arid Rangelands, Kari E. Veblen
Kari E. Veblen
Livestock-wildlife interactions in rangelands are often viewed in terms of competition, but livestock and native ungulates can also benefit each other through long- term modifications of rangeland habitats. Here we synthesize research on rangelands in central Laikipia focusing on two types of cattle-wildlife interactions that have implications for their long-term coexistence. The first interaction occurs via redistribution of soil nutrients within the ecosystem, which is a consequence of the use of bomas (temporary corrals) to manage livestock. Our studies on two different soil types show that rotational boma management creates hectare-scale patches in the landscape that are enriched in soil …
An Entrepreneurial Approach To Librarianship, Flora G. Shrode, Jennifer R. Duncan, Wendy Holliday
An Entrepreneurial Approach To Librarianship, Flora G. Shrode, Jennifer R. Duncan, Wendy Holliday
Flora Shrode
Librarians from Utah State University explain recent efforts to encourage subject librarians to take a more holistic view of their roles. We are shifting from a traditional emphasis primarily on collection development and refocusing on natural connections between collections, instruction, liaison, and reference service. The poster provides background about Utah State University’s situation and explains our approach to analyzing local needs and culture to inform development of a new organizational structure. We describe our vision of subject librarianship, the process by which we assessed librarians’ ideas and goals for performing as subject librarians, and the actions we are taking to …
Gps-‐‐Basedmeasurements Of Backcountry Visitors In Parks And Protected Areas: Examples Of Methods And Applications From Three Case Studies, A. D'Antonio, Christopher Monz, S. Lawson, P. Newman
Gps-‐‐Basedmeasurements Of Backcountry Visitors In Parks And Protected Areas: Examples Of Methods And Applications From Three Case Studies, A. D'Antonio, Christopher Monz, S. Lawson, P. Newman
Christopher Monz
No abstract provided.
Contrasting Effects Of Cattle And Wildlife On The Vegetation Development Of A Savanna Landscape Mosaic, Kari E. Veblen
Contrasting Effects Of Cattle And Wildlife On The Vegetation Development Of A Savanna Landscape Mosaic, Kari E. Veblen
Kari E. Veblen
Through their effects on plant communities, herbivores can exert strong direct and indirect effects on savanna ecosystems and have the potential to create and maintain savanna landscape heterogeneity. Throughout much of sub‐Saharan Africa, periodic creation and abandonment of livestock corrals leads to landscape mosaics of long‐term ecosystem hotspots that attract both cattle and large ungulate wildlife. The development and maintenance of vegetation in these types of hotspots may be controlled in part by herbivory. Cattle and wildlife may have different, potentially contrasting effects on plant succession and plant–plant interactions. We ask how cattle and wild herbivores affect the maintenance and …
California Grasslands Alkali Specialist, Hemizonia Pungenspungens, Prefers Non-Alkali Soil, Kari E. Veblen
California Grasslands Alkali Specialist, Hemizonia Pungenspungens, Prefers Non-Alkali Soil, Kari E. Veblen
Kari E. Veblen
Edaphically severe habitats commonly support edaphic endemics, specialized plant species that do not occur elsewhere. The endemism of native plant species in edaphically specialized habitats suggests either (a) that these native endemic species are uniquely specialized to survive and grow better under the conditions prevalent in these harsh areas, or (b) that these areas represent refuges from competition with other (often exotic) species.
Tackling Aquatic Invasions: Risks And Opportunities For The Aquarium Fish Industry, Kari E. Veblen
Tackling Aquatic Invasions: Risks And Opportunities For The Aquarium Fish Industry, Kari E. Veblen
Kari E. Veblen
The aquarium trade is an important and rapidly growing vector for introduced species in the United States. We examined this vector by surveying pet stores in the San Francisco Bay–Delta region to compile a list of aquarium fish species commonly stocked. We identified which of these species might be able to survive in the Bay–Delta, and investigated store representatives’ knowledge and attitudes about biological invasions. A restrictive analysis using conservative estimates of fish temperature tolerances and environmental conditions found that the local aquarium trade includes 5 fish species that can survive in a temperate system such as the Bay–Delta. Under …
Response Of One-Year-Old Planted Nativegrasses To Controlled Burns, Kari E. Veblen
Response Of One-Year-Old Planted Nativegrasses To Controlled Burns, Kari E. Veblen
Kari E. Veblen
No abstract provided.
Preventing Horticultural Introductions Of Invasive Plants: Potential Efficacy Of Voluntary Initiatives, Kari E. Veblen
Preventing Horticultural Introductions Of Invasive Plants: Potential Efficacy Of Voluntary Initiatives, Kari E. Veblen
Kari E. Veblen
Although prevention is the most cost-effective way to avoid the enormous expenses associated with plant invasions, invasive plants continue to be imported as trade commodities for horticultural use. With very little government regulation of horticultural imports of invasive plants, efforts have turned toward fostering voluntary initiatives to encourage self-regulation by the horticulture trade. Our study takes the first step toward evaluating the potential success of these voluntary initiatives. We conducted a survey of nursery professionals to gauge their perceptions of invasive species, the role of the horticulture trade in invasive plant introductions, and their participation—potential and actual—in preventive measures outlined …
National Park Service Southwest Alaska National Parks Visitor Impact Monitoring: Phase 1 Report, Christopher Monz, P. D'Luhosch
National Park Service Southwest Alaska National Parks Visitor Impact Monitoring: Phase 1 Report, Christopher Monz, P. D'Luhosch
Christopher Monz
No abstract provided.