Glicksman, Robert L., and Cumming, Graeme S. (2014) Landscape-level management of parks, refuges, and preserves for ecosystem resilience. In: Garmestani, Ahjond S., and Allen, Craig R., (eds.) Social-Ecological Resilience and Law. Columbia University Press, New York, NY, USA, pp. 63-97.

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[Extract] The laws that govern the location and management of national parks, wildlife refuges, and other federal land preserves were designed to protect and "conserve" natural resources such as fish, wildlife, and other "natural objects" found in some of the nation's most highly treasured locations. It is clear, however, that the nature of conservation has changed substantially since Congress first enacted laws such as those from which the National Park Service and the U.S. Forest Service first derived their authority. Recent years have seen an increasing awareness that ecosystems depend on other systems and may be influenced by them from afar (Polis et al. 2004). Contemporary conservation strategies are often preoccupied with events outside protected areas, such as the maintenance of connectivity and the creation of buffer zones (McCook et al. 2009, Raatikainen et al. 2009). As the area of wild land outside protected areas declines, human-dominated ecosystems, such as farms, forestry plantations, and riparian zones, are becoming essential for the long-term sustainability of many animal and plant populations and communities, and entire ecosystems (Cumming and Spiesman 2006).

Item ID:	41107
Item Type:	Book Chapter (Research - B1)
ISBN:	978-0-231-16059-9
Date Deposited:	18 Nov 2015 00:44
FoR Codes:	05 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES > 0501 Ecological Applications > 050104 Landscape Ecology @ 33% 05 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES > 0502 Environmental Science and Management > 050202 Conservation and Biodiversity @ 34% 05 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES > 0501 Ecological Applications > 050199 Ecological Applications not elsewhere classified @ 33%
SEO Codes:	97 EXPANDING KNOWLEDGE > 970106 Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences @ 34% 96 ENVIRONMENT > 9613 Remnant Vegetation and Protected Conservation Areas > 961308 Remnant Vegetation and Protected Conservation Areas at Regional or Larger Scales @ 33% 96 ENVIRONMENT > 9605 Ecosystem Assessment and Management > 960501 Ecosystem Assessment and Management at Regional or Larger Scales @ 33%
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