Sustaining Rocky Mountain Landscapes: Science, Policy, and Management for the Crown of the Continent Ecosystem (Hardcover)

Part I. Introduction 1. Searching for Ecosystem Sustainability 2. Crown of the Continent Ecosystem: Profile of a Treasured Landscape Part II. Social Dimensions 3. Native Peoples and Archaeology of Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park 4. Economic Growth and Landscape Change 5. Sustaining Wildland Recreation: Issues, Challenges, and Opportunities Part III. Biophysical Dimensions 6. Alpine Ecosystem Dynamics and Change: A View from the Heights 7. Conserving Biodiversity 8. Aquatic Ecosystem Health 9. Conserving Water Resources Part IV. Ecosystem Dynamics 10. Paleo-Perspectives on Climate and Ecosystem Change 11. Modeling and Monitoring Biophysical Dynamics and Change 12. Ecosystem Responses to Global Climate Change 13. Fire Regimes and Their Management Part V. Management Issues and Challenges 14. Cumulative Effects Analysis and the Crown Managers Partnership 15. Transboundary Conservation and the Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative 16. Adaptive Ecosystem Management 17. Challenges of Managing Glacier National Park in a Regional Context 18. Resolving Transboundary Conflicts: The Role of Community-based Advocacy 19. Achieving Ecosystem Sustainability