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The
Colorado Plateau III Cultural, Biological, and Physical Research edited by Charles Charles Van Riper III and Kenneth L. Cole University of Arizona Press, 2008 |
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| Drawn
from the research papers, panel sessions and poster presentations of 59
contributors at the Eighth Biennial Conference of Research on
the Colorado Plateau, this volume compiles a substantial body of
knowledge about managing the public lands, wildlife, a cultural
resources of the region. |
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The book's 21 chapters are divided into five major sections covering
large-scale land issues, wildlife issues, vegetation issues,
"Collaborating to Achieve Conservation" and "Gaining Insight from the
Past." Lead editor Charles Charles Van Riper III provides a synthesis
piece on integrating the research presented in the volume into
biological and cultural management. |
Land
managers who are concerned with the monitoring and preservation of
birds will find current information on monitoring and the response of
avian communities to forest management... For the first time, the
Colorado Plataue manager is supplied with a complete inventory of all
herpetofauna that they should expect to occur on their managed land.
There is also valuable inormation provided on the potential impacts of
fire on native trout populations.
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| There are nine national parks, 16 national monuments, numerous state parks and dozens of wilderness areas in 130,000 square miles of the southwest referred to as "the Colorado Plateau." This semi-arid region with unique geologic, archaeological, biological and sociological resources has the highest concentration of parklands and public land managers in the U.S. All across the district, there is a continuous need for the up-to-date research and information included in this annual compendium. | The Colorado Plateau Series Proceedings of the First Biennial Conference on Research in Colorado Plateau National Parks (1993) Proceedings of the Second Biennial Conference on Research in Colorado Plateau National Parks (1995) Proceedings of the Third Biennial Conference of Research on the Colorado Plateau (1997) The Colorado Plateau II (2005) The Colorado Plateau (2004) |
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