Wilderness science in a time of change conference-Volume 3: Wilderness as a place for scientific inquiry; 1999 May 23-27; Missoula, MT

Abstract

Thirty-six papers related to the theme of wilderness as a place to conduct science are included. Five overview papers synthesize knowledge and research about basic work in the biophysical and social sciences that has been conducted in wilderness. Other papers present the results of focused basic research in wilderness, with one set of papers devoted to the conduct and management of science in wilderness.

Titles contained within Wilderness science in a time of change conference-Volume 3: Wilderness as a place for scientific inquiry; 1999 May 23-27; Missoula, MT

• Wilderness as a place for scientific inquiry
• The evolving role of science in wilderness to our understanding of ecosystems and landscapes
• The effects of wilderness settings on organized groups: a state-of-knowledge paper
• Global change in wilderness areas: disentangling natural and anthropogenic changes
• Benefits of nonfacilitated uses of wilderness
• The evolution of wilderness wildlife research in North America
• Studies in the wilderness areas of the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge: fire, bark beetles, human development, and climate change
• Does protection of desert tortoise habitat generate other ecological benefits in the Mojave Desert?
• Ecosystem dynamics and disturbance in mountain wildernesses: assessing vulnerability of natural resources to change
• Establishing benchmark monitoring points in wilderness: successes and challenges
• The importance of wilderness to whitebark pine research and management
• Alpine vegetation communities and the alpine-treeline ecotone boundary in New England as biomonitors for climate change
• Effects of the Suwannee River sill on the hydrology of the Okefenokee Swamp: application of research results in the environmental assessment process
• A multiscale method for assessing vegetation baseline of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) in protected areas of Chile
• Shrub-steppe vegetation trend, Middle Fork Salmon River, Idaho
• Edge effects and the effective size of old-growth coast redwood preserves
• Monitoring reproduction and contraception in free ranging wildlife: tule elk (Cervus elaphus nannodes) at Point Reyes National Seashore
• Dynamics of chinook salmon populations within Idaho's Frank Church Wilderness: implications for persistence
• Paleontological excavations in designated wilderness: theory and practic
• The ancient environment of the Beartooth Butte Formation (Devonian) in Wyoming and Montana: combining paleontological inquiry with federal management needs
• Holocene rain-forest wilderness: a neotropical perspective on humans as an exotic, invasive species
• Wilderness: a place for ethical inquiry
• Encountering Heidi: meeting others as a central aspect of the river experience
• Is there a shared idea of "wilderness" among outdoor recreationists?: evidence from three recreation sites
• In their own words: wilderness values of outfitter/guides
• Social psychological benefits of a wilderness adventure program
• How wilderness therapy works: an examination of the wilderness therapy process to treat adolescents with behavioral problems and addictions
• Interferences in place attachment: implications for wilderness
• Primal hypotheses: the relationship between naturalness, solitude, and the wilderness experience benefits of development of self, development of community, and spiritual development
• Identifying research needs for improved management of social impacts in wilderness recreation
• A framework for evaluating proposals for scientific activities in wilderness
• Wolf research in the Isle Royale wilderness: do the ends justify the means?
• The challenge of scientific activities in wilderness
• Research protocols in National Park Service wilderness
• The Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute: a national wilderness research program in support of wilderness management
• Wilderness for science: pros and cons of using wilderness areas for biological research

Citation

McCool, Stephen F.; Cole, David N.; Borrie, William T.; O''Loughlin, Jennifer. 2000. Wilderness science in a time of change conference-Volume 3: Wilderness as a place for scientific inquiry; 1999 May 23-27; Missoula, MT. Proceedings RMRS-P-15-VOL-3. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 275 p.