| Abstract: | The major challenge to stewardship of protected areas is to decide where, when, and how to intervene in physical and biological processes, to conserve what we value in these places. To make such decisions, planners and managers must articulate more clearly the purposes of parks, what is valued, and what needs to be sustained. A key aim for conservation today is the maintenance and restoration of biodiversity, but a broader range of values are also likely to be considered important, including ecological integrity, resilience, historical fidelity (ie the ecosystem appears and functions much as it did in the past), and autonomy of nature. Until recently, the concept of "naturalness" was the guiding principle when making conservation-related decisions in park and wilderness ecosystems. However, this concept is multifaceted and often means different things to different people, including notions of historical fidelity and autonomy from human influence. Achieving the goal of nature conservation intended for such areas requires a clear articulation of management objectives, which must be geared to the realities of the rapid environmental changes currently underway. We advocate a pluralistic approach that incorporates a suite of guiding principles, including historical fidelity, autonomy of nature, ecological integrity, and resilience, as well as managing with humility. The relative importance of these guiding principles will vary, depending on management goals and ecological conditions. |
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| ProdID: | 70003335 |
| Citation Author: | Hobbs, Richard J.; Cole, David N.; Yung, Laurie ; Zavaleta, Erika S.; Aplet, Gregory H.; Chapin, F. Stuart, III; Landres, Peter B.; Parsons, David J.; Stephenson, Nathan L.; White, Peter S.; Graber, David M.; Higgs, Eric S.; Millar, Constance I.; Randall, John M.; Tonnessen, Kathy A.; Woodley, Stephen |
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| Citation Language: | English |
| Citation Larger Work Title: | Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment |
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| Citation Number Of Pages: | 8 |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | 8 p. |
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| Citation Publisher: | Ecological Society of America |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Guiding concepts for park and wilderness stewardship in an era of global environmental change; 2010; Article; Journal; Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment; Hobbs, Richard J.; Cole, David N.; Yung, Laurie ; Zavaleta, Erika S.; Aplet, Gregory H.; Chapin, F. Stuart, III; Landres, Peter B.; Parsons, David J.; Stephenson, Nathan L.; White, Peter S.; Graber, David M.; Higgs, Eric S.; Millar, Constance I.; Randall, John M.; Tonnessen, Kathy A.; Woodley, Stephen |
| Citation Start Page: | 483 |
| Citation Volume: | 8 |
| Citation Year: | 2010 |
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| Text: | Guiding concepts for park and wilderness stewardship in an era of global environmental change; 2010; Article; Journal; Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment; Hobbs, Richard J.; Cole, David N.; Yung, Laurie ; Zavaleta, Erika S.; Aplet, Gregory H.; Chapin, F. Stuart, III; Landres, Peter B.; Parsons, David J.; Stephenson, Nathan L.; White, Peter S.; Graber, David M.; Higgs, Eric S.; Millar, Constance I.; Randall, John M.; Tonnessen, Kathy A.; Woodley, Stephen |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/outside_thumb.jpg |
| URL (INDEX PAGE): | http://www.esajournals.org/doi/abs/10.1890/090089 |
| Date Other: | Wed, 27 Jul 2011 00:00 -0500 |
| Publisher: | Ecological Society of America |
