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Public Land And Its Management: Why The Research Is Not Enough, Corinne Calhoun
Public Land And Its Management: Why The Research Is Not Enough, Corinne Calhoun
Pomona Senior Theses
Ecological research, both basic and applied, can inform management decisions on public land in a number of ways. Most importantly, it can illuminate any negative effects of a given land use practice as well as the causes behind that effect. This type of information can be important to a management agency, such as the BLM, with a multi-use mission as these studies indicate under what management regimes a land use is in contradiction with other goals, such as conservation or restoration.
The current body of research, however, is flawed. In order to make fully informed decisions, land managers are in …