Download or read book Monitoring Visitor Use and Associated Impacts in the Southwest Alaska Network Parks written by Christopher A. Monz and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Wildland Recreation written by William E. Hammitt and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2015-04-20 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WILDLAND RECREATION THE AUTHORITATIVE GUIDE TO UNDERSTANDING AND MANAGING THE ECOLOGICAL IMPACTS OF RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES IN WILDLANDS This third edition provides an updated and thorough examination of the ecological impacts of recreational use on wildlands and the best management practices to employ in places where recreation and preservation of natural conditions are important – and often conflicting – objectives. Covering the latest research, this edition provides detailed information about the environmental changes that result from recreational use. It describes spatial patterns of impact and trends over time, and then explores the factors that determine the magnitude of impact, including the amount of use, the type and behavior of use, and the environmental durability. Numerous examples, drawn from parks and recreation areas around the world, give readers an insight into why certain areas are more heavily damaged than others, and demonstrate the techniques available to mitigate damage. The book incorporates both the first-hand experience of the authors and an exhaustive review of the world’s literature on the subject. Boxes provide quick access to important material, and further resources are referenced in an extensive bibliography. Essential reading for all park and protected area management professionals, this book is also a useful textbook for upper division undergraduate and graduate students on recreation ecology and recreation management courses.

Download or read book Methods for Monitoring Climate in Southwest Alaska Network Parks written by Chuck Lindsay and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Glacier Monitoring in the Southwest Alaska Network written by Bruce Griffen and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-09-13 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Glaciers are intricately related to climate and are indicators of regional climate change. The scientific community, the public and park visitors are becoming more aware and concerned about how regional and global climate change will impact the natural resources of parks all across the nation. Glaciers are a key component of the naturally functioning terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems of the Southwest Alaska Inventory and Monitoring Network (SWAN) parks. Together, these interrelated natural resources create the wilderness scenic beauty and quality that is the SWAN. About 50% of Kenai Fjords National Park, 20% of Lake Clark National Park and Preserve and 6% of Katmai National Park and Preserve is covered by glaciers. For these reasons, the Southwest Alaska Inventory and Monitoring Network identified Glacier Extent as a vital sign. This document presents the protocol for mapping and monitoring glacier extent in the SWAN.

Download or read book Weather and Climate Inventory National Park Service Southwest Alaska Network written by Christopher A. Davey and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2013-09-04 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Climate is a dominant factor driving the physical and ecologic processes affecting the Southwest Alaska Inventory and Monitoring Network (SWAN). This project was initiated to inventory past and present climate monitoring efforts in the SWAN. In this report, the authors provide the following information: • Overview of broad-scale climatic factors and zones important to SWAN park units; • Inventory of weather and climate station locations in and near SWAN park units relevant to the NPS I&M Program; • Results of an inventory of metadata on each weather station, including affiliations for weather-monitoring networks, types of measurements recorded at these stations, and information about the actual measurements (length of record, etc.); and • Initial evaluation of the adequacy of coverage for existing weather stations and recommendations for improvements in monitoring weather and climate.

Download or read book Climate Change Monitoring written by Sarah L. Daniels and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Protocol Narrative for Marine Ecosystem Monitoring in the Southwest Alaska Network of National Parks written by National Park Service and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-07-31 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This document provides a comprehensive plan for long-term monitoring of nearshore marine resources in the National Park Service's (NPS) Southwest Alaska Network (SWAN) parks. The objective of plan is to assist managers in preserving park resources by documenting changes to these resources over time and suggesting possible causes for these changes. The monitoring encompasses all major elements of the nearshore trophic web, from primary producers to apex predators, and focuses on six vital signs: kelp and seagrasses, marine intertidal invertebrates, marine birds, black oystercatchers, sea otters, and marine water chemistry and quality.

Download or read book Evaluation of the Sensitivity of Inventory and Monitoring National Parks to Nutrient Enrichment Effects from Atmospheric Nitrogen Deposition Southwest Alaska Network SWAN written by T.J. Sullivan and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Path Distance Analysis to Determine Accessibility for Long Term Vegetation Monitoring Program Lake Clark National Park and Preserve written by National Park Service and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-09-17 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alaskan national parks include some of the last remaining wilderness areas of the world. In order to protect and manage these parks, National Park Service (NPS) managers need to know how and why park ecosystems change over time, and what amount of change is within the historic range of variability. The Service's Inventory and Monitoring (I&M) Program addresses this need by providing park managers with information on status and trends for key elements of park ecosystems. The Southwest Alaska Network (SWAN), one of 32 monitoring networks in the I&M Program, has identified a suite of physical and biological elements for monitoring. Many of these require ground-based sampling.

Download or read book Evaluation of the Sensitivity of Inventory and Monitoring National Parks to Acidification Effects from Atmospheric Sulfur and Nitrogen Deposition Southwest Alaska Network SWAN written by T.J. Sullivan and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Protocol for Monitoring Coastal Salt Marshes in the Southwest Alaska Network written by National Park Service and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-08-28 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Southwest Alaska Network (SWAN) serves as a regional organization of the National Park Service for inventorying and monitoring Alaska's parks in the maritime ecoregion of southwestern Alaska. ABR, Inc. is assisting the National Park Service in the design and testing of monitoring protocols for implementation in SWAN. This effort has benefited from other efforts to develop regional monitoring protocols and it is expected that many of the protocols will be applicable to other parks with coastal ecosystems, as well as to U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service coastal refuges.

Download or read book Evaluation of the Sensitivity of Inventory and Monitoring National Parks to Acidification Effects from Atmospheric Sulfur and Nitrogen Deposition Southeast Alaska Network Natural Resource Report Nps Nrpc ard nrr 2011 373 written by T. J. Sullivan and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-10-04 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Report covers natural resource topics of interest and applicability to National Park Service and others in natural resource management.

Download or read book Adventure Tourism written by David Huddart and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-10-25 with total page 475 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This textbook presents a comprehensive overview of the environmental impacts of various types of adventure tourism and how these can be best managed. This volume follows on from the authors previous textbook – ‘Outdoor Recreation: Environmental Impacts and Management’ and continues the aim of developing a deeper understanding of how tourist numbers impact the environment and to provide practical solutions to these problems. Combining their own first-hand experience and research with extensive literature review the authors' present several popular adventure tourism destinations from across the globe, including the Arctic, the Himalayas, Africa, Australia and Scotland as case studies. Chapters cover the particular challenges faced by each region: including impacts on animals and birds; the spread of invasive plant species and diseases; trail impacts on vegetation; impacts on geological, historical and archaeological sites and pollution and waste issues. A discussion and evaluation of the possible management actions for minimising these impacts and how outdoor recreation tourists can be regulated concludes each chapter. This practical and engaging textbook will be invaluable to students and scholars of adventure tourism and outdoor recreation as well as practitioners and managers working in the field.

Download or read book Evaluation of the Sensitivity of Inventory and Monitoring National Parks to Nutrient Enrichment Effects from Atmospheric Nitrogen Deposition Southeast Alaska Network Sean Natural Resource Report written by T. J. Sullivan and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-10-04 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: National Parks monitoring of Atmospheric Nitrogen Deposition.

Download or read book Evaluation of the Sensitivity of Inventory and Monitoring National Parks to Nutrient Enrichment Effects from Atmospheric Nitrogen Deposition Southeast Alaska Network SEAN written by T.J. Sullivan and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Phase III Report Vital Signs Monitoring Plan Southwest Alaska Network written by Alan J. Bennett and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report completes the three-phase process used in designing a long-term vital signs monitoring program for a network of five national park units in Southwest Alaska. This report constitutes a first draft for the monitoring plan. The park units that make up the Southwest Alaska Network (SWAN) are Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alagnak Wild River, Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve, Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, and Kenai Fjords National Park.

Download or read book Vital Signs Monitoring Plan Southeast Alaska Network written by Brendan J. Moynahan and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A report on the ecological monitoring and management of natural resources in the national parks of the Southeast Alaska Network (SEAN), which include Glacier Bay National Park and Reserve, Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, and Sitka National Historical Park.