Examination of the interaction between age‐specific predation and chronic disease in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem

Because of the normative and subjective nature of the terms sustainability and sustainable development, solutions tend to be applicable for specific regions but not the whole of society. Thus, it is imperative understand better how community stakeholders and decision makers define the concept of sustainability. Not only will greater understanding of such definitions add to our understanding of nature-society relations, but also in certain contexts, this understanding may help to promote realistic and effective decision-making at local levels. The objective of this study was to determine how amenity-driven gateway communities surrounding Yellowstone and Grand Teton National parks define, conceptualize, and perceive sustainability, and if those perceptions varied between time in residence, community of origin, or role within the community. Thirty-five key informant interviews were conducted with decision makers within the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem to meet the study objectives. Throughout study communities, definitions of sustainability focused on the environment, the economy, and multi-generational thinking, and it is believed that these similarities can be the starting point for communication and collaboration among gateway communities, the long-term sustainability of their individual communities, and the collective resource upon which they all depend, the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.

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Lead exposure in large carnivores in the greater Yellowstone ecosystem

Journal of Wildlife Management ◽

10.1002/jwmg.277 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 76 (3) ◽

pp. 575-582 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Thomas A. Rogers ◽

Bryan Bedrosian ◽

Jon Graham ◽

Kerry R. Foresman

Keyword(s):

Lead Exposure ◽

Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem ◽

Large Carnivores ◽

Greater Yellowstone

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Mapping Regional Distribution of a Single Tree Species: Whitebark Pine in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem

Sensors ◽

10.3390/s8084983 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 8 (8) ◽

pp. 4983-4994 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Lisa Landenburger ◽

Rick Lawrence ◽

Shannon Podruzny ◽

Charles Schwartz

Keyword(s):

Tree Species ◽

Regional Distribution ◽

Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem ◽

Whitebark Pine ◽

Single Tree ◽

Greater Yellowstone

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Snags and Coarse Woody Debris: An Important Legacy of Forests in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem

After the Fires ◽

10.12987/yale/9780300100488.003.0012 ◽

2004 ◽

pp. 279-298

Author(s):

Daniel B. Tinker ◽

Dennis H. Knight

Keyword(s):

Coarse Woody Debris ◽

Woody Debris ◽

Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem ◽

Greater Yellowstone

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A Comparison of Fire Regimes and Stand Dynamics in Whitebark Pine (Pinus albicaulis) Communities in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem

The UW National Parks Service Research Station Annual Reports ◽

10.13001/uwnpsrc.2003.3557 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 27 ◽

pp. 123-128

Author(s):

William Romme ◽

James Walsh

Keyword(s):

Yellowstone National Park ◽

National Park ◽

Fire Regime ◽

Fire Regimes ◽

Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem ◽

Past Century ◽

Grizzly Bear ◽

Pinus Albicaulis ◽

Whitebark Pine ◽

Greater Yellowstone

Whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis) is a keystone species of upper subalpine ecosystems (Tomback et al. 2001), and is especially important in the high-elevation ecosystems of the northern Rocky Mountains (Arno and Hoff 1989). Its seeds are an essential food source for the endangered grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis), particularly in the autumn, prior to winter denning (Mattson and Jonkel 1990, Mattson and Reinhart 1990, Mattson et al. 1992). In the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE), biologists have concluded that the fate of grizzlies is intrinsically linked to the health of the whitebark pine communities found in and around Yellowstone National Park (YNP) (Mattson and Merrill 2002). Over the past century, however, whitebark pine has severely declined throughout much of its range as a result of an introduced fungus, white pine blister rust (Cronartium ribicola) (Hoff and Hagle 1990, Smith and Hoffman 2000, McDonald and Hoff 2001), native pine beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae) infestations (Bartos and Gibson 1990, Kendall and Keane 2001), and, perhaps in some locations, successional replacement related to fire exclusion and fire suppression (Amo 2001). The most common historical whitebark pine ftre regimes are "stand-replacement", and "mixedÂ severity" regimes (Morgan et al. 1994, Arno 2000, Arno and Allison-Bunnell2002). In the GYE, mixed-severity ftre regimes have been documented in whitebark pine forests in the Shoshone National forest NW of Cody, WY (Morgan and Bunting 1990), and in NE Yellowstone National Park (Barrett 1994). In Western Montana and Idaho, mixed fire regimes have been documented in whitebark pine communities in the Bob Marshall Wilderness (Keane et al. 1994), Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness (Brown et al. 1994), and the West Bighole Range (Murray et al.1998). Mattson and Reinhart (1990) found a standÂreplacing fire regime on the Mount Washburn Massif, within Yellowstone National Park.

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