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Type: Journal Article
Publication Date: 1986
An evolving understanding of ecological processes, together with ambiguities in National Park Service policy, have led to multiple interpretations of the role of management in our large natural area National Parks. National Park Service management policies must be dynamic and responsive to changes in scientific knowledge and societal values. We propose that the principal aim of NPS resource management in natural areas is the unimpeded interaction of native ecosystem processes and strucutural elements. The case of the changing role of natural fire management is used as an example in developing this rationale.
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Citation: Parsons, D. J., D. M. Graber, J. K. Agee, and J. W. van Wagtendonk. 1986. Natural fire management in national parks. Environmental Management 10(1):21-24.
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Keywords:
- disturbance
- ecosystem dynamics
- fire management
- forest management
- national parks
- natural areas management
- plant communities
- prescribed fires (chance ignition)
- presettlement vegetation
- species diversity (plants)
- wilderness fire management
Tall Timbers Record Number: 447 • Location Status: In-file • Call Number: Fire File • Abstract Status: Fair use, Okay, Reproduced by permission
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