- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Illustration
- Preface
- Section One Mission and Relevance of National Parks
- One Parks, Biodiversity, and Education: An Essay and Discussion
- Two Seas the Day: A Bluer, Saltier Second Century for American Parks
- Three A Global Perspective on Parks and Protected Areas
- Four Strategic Conversation: Mission and Relevance of National Parks
- Section Two Stewardship of Parks in a Changing World
- Five Climate Change and Novel Disturbance Regimes in National Park Landscapes
- Six Climate Change Trends, Impacts, and Vulnerabilities in US National Parks
- Seven Protecting National Parks from Air Pollution Effects: Making Sausage from Science and Policy
- Eight Biological Invasions in the National Parks and in <i>Park Science</i>
- Nine The Science and Challenges of Conserving Large Wild Mammals in 21st-Century American Protected Areas
- Ten Strategic Conversation: Stewardship of Parks in a Changing World
- Section Three Engaging People in Parks
- Eleven The Tangled Web of People, Landscapes, and Protected Areas
- Twelve Science, Values, and Conflict in the National Parks
- Thirteen The World Is a Park: Using Citizen Science to Engage People in Parks and Build the Next Century of Global Stewards
- Fourteen The Spiritual and Cultural Significance of Nature: Inspiring Connections between People and Parks
- Fifteen Strategic Conversation: Engaging and Disengaging People in Parks
- Section Four Future of Science, Conservation, and Parks
- Sixteen A New Kind of Eden
- Seventeen The Near-Horizon Future of Science and the National Parks
- Eighteen Science, Parks, and Conservation in a Rapidly Changing World
- AppendixHistorical Connections between UC Berkeley, the Birth of the US National Park Service, and the Growth of Science in Parks
- About the Contributors
- Index
Climate Change and Novel Disturbance Regimes in National Park Landscapes
Climate Change and Novel Disturbance Regimes in National Park Landscapes
- Chapter:
- (p.77) Five Climate Change and Novel Disturbance Regimes in National Park Landscapes
- Source:
- Science, Conservation, and National Parks
- Author(s):
Monica G. Turner
Daniel C. Donato
Winslow D. Hansen
Brian J. Harvey
William H. Romme
A. Leroy Westerling
- Publisher:
- University of Chicago Press
National parks anchor many of our last intact natural landscapes and offer unparalleled opportunities for scientists to understand baseline ecological responses to global change. As climate warms, the frequency, severity, and extent of natural disturbances are changing profoundly. Understanding how, when, where, and why these changes may influence national parks is urgent for park management and conservation. In the northern Rocky Mountains, fire and insect outbreaks are key drivers of landscape pattern and ecosystem function. Long-term studies in Greater Yellowstone have documented tremendous ecological resilience to these natural disturbances, but projected climate change may lead to novel disturbance regimes and unforeseen ecological responses. Drawing primarily from research in Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks, we highlight the critical role of national parks as living laboratories for scientific research and the importance of science for park management during these times of rapid change.
Keywords: climate change, disturbance regime, fire, insect outbreaks, landscape change, national parks, Yellowstone
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- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Illustration
- Preface
- Section One Mission and Relevance of National Parks
- One Parks, Biodiversity, and Education: An Essay and Discussion
- Two Seas the Day: A Bluer, Saltier Second Century for American Parks
- Three A Global Perspective on Parks and Protected Areas
- Four Strategic Conversation: Mission and Relevance of National Parks
- Section Two Stewardship of Parks in a Changing World
- Five Climate Change and Novel Disturbance Regimes in National Park Landscapes
- Six Climate Change Trends, Impacts, and Vulnerabilities in US National Parks
- Seven Protecting National Parks from Air Pollution Effects: Making Sausage from Science and Policy
- Eight Biological Invasions in the National Parks and in <i>Park Science</i>
- Nine The Science and Challenges of Conserving Large Wild Mammals in 21st-Century American Protected Areas
- Ten Strategic Conversation: Stewardship of Parks in a Changing World
- Section Three Engaging People in Parks
- Eleven The Tangled Web of People, Landscapes, and Protected Areas
- Twelve Science, Values, and Conflict in the National Parks
- Thirteen The World Is a Park: Using Citizen Science to Engage People in Parks and Build the Next Century of Global Stewards
- Fourteen The Spiritual and Cultural Significance of Nature: Inspiring Connections between People and Parks
- Fifteen Strategic Conversation: Engaging and Disengaging People in Parks
- Section Four Future of Science, Conservation, and Parks
- Sixteen A New Kind of Eden
- Seventeen The Near-Horizon Future of Science and the National Parks
- Eighteen Science, Parks, and Conservation in a Rapidly Changing World
- AppendixHistorical Connections between UC Berkeley, the Birth of the US National Park Service, and the Growth of Science in Parks
- About the Contributors
- Index
