UID:
almahu_9949697864702882
Format:
1 online resource (712 p.)
ISBN:
0-08-092105-1
Series Statement:
Terrestrial ecology series ; v. 3
Content:
This book is an authoritative work on the ecology of some of America's most iconic large mammals in a natural environment - and of the interplay between climate, landscape, and animals in the interior of the world's first and most famous national park.Central Yellowstone includes the range of one of the largest migratory populations of bison in North America as well as a unique elk herd that remains in the park year round. These populations live in a varied landscape with seasonal and often extreme patterns of climate and food abundance. The reintroduction of wolves into the park a de
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Description based upon print version of record.
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Front Cover; The Ecology of Large Mammals in Central Yellowstone; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgements; Section 1: Introduction; Chapter 1: Integrated Science in the Central Yellowstone Ecosystem; References; Section 2: Landscape and Climate; Chapter 2: The Central Yellowstone Landscape: Terrain, Geology, Climate, Vegetation; I. Overview and Geographic Setting; II. Geology; III. Climate; IV. Vegetation; V. Mapping of Vegetation Type and Forest Cover; VI. Summary; VII. References; Chapter 3: Mapping Mean Annual Precipitation Using Trivariate Kriging
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I. IntroductionII. Available Climate Station Data; III. Kriging; IV. Kriging Variants as Applied to Estimation of Mean Annual Precipitation; V. Trivariate Zonal Ordinary Kriging; VI. Fitting the Zonal Variogram; VII. Other Developments; VIII. Final Maps; IX. Summary; X. References; Appendix; Chapter 4: Effects of Yellowstone's Unique Geothermal Landscape on Snow Pack; I. Introduction; II. Spatial Distribution of Geothermal Intensity; III. Statistical Distribution of GHF; IV. Effect of GHF on Snow Pack; V. Discussion; VI. Summary; VII. References
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Chapter 5: Effects of Wind, Terrain, and Vegetation on Snow PackI. Introduction; II. Model Description; III. Methods; IV. Results; V. Discussion; VI. Summary; Chapter 6: Modeling Spatial Snow Pack Dynamics; I. Introduction; II. Model History and Enhancements; III. An ""Incremental Random Sampling"" Data Set; IV. Model Parameterization; V. Model Testing; VI. Summary; VII. References; Appendix; Chapter 7: Vegetation Dynamics of Yellowstone's Grazing System; I. Introduction; II. Methods; III. Results; IV. Discussion; V. Summary; VI. References; Appendix
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Section 3: Ungulate Spatial and Population Dynamics Prior to WolvesChapter 8: Elk Winter Resource Selection in a Severe Snow Pack Environment; I. Introduction; II. Methods; III. Results; IV. Discussion; VI. References; Chapter 9: Diet and Nutrition of Central Yellowstone Elk During Winter; I. Introduction; II. Methods; III. Results; IV. Discussion; V. Summary; Chapter 10: Living in Yellowstone's Caldera: A Geochemical Trophic Cascade in Elk; I. Introduction; II. Methods; III. Results and Discussion; IV. Summary
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Chapter 11: The Madison Headwaters Elk Herd: Stability in an Inherently Variable EnvironmentI. Introduction; II. Methods; III. Results; IV. Discussion; V. Summary; VI. References; Chapter 12: Partial Migration in Central Yellowstone Bison; I. Introduction; II. Methods; III. Results; IV. Discussion; V. Summary; VI. References; Appendix; Chapter 13: Emigration and Density Dependence in Yellowstone Bison; I. Introduction; II. Yellowstone's Two Bison Herds; III. Methods; IV. Results; V. Discussion; VI. Summary
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Chapter 14: Demography of Central Yellowstone Bison: Effects of Climate, Density, and Disease
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-12-374174-2
Language:
English
