| | | Preface | | |
| | | Acknowledgments | | |
| | | Contributing Authors | | |
| | | Introduction | | |
| I | | Protected Areas in Context | | 1 |
| 1 | | The Origin and Purpose of National Parks and Protected Areas by R. Gerald Wright and David J. Mattson | | 3 |
| 2 | | Changes in Landscape Values and Expectations: What Do We Want and How Do We Measure It? by William L. Halvorson | | 15 |
| 3 | | Ecosystem Management: An Appropriate Concept for Parks? by James K. Agee | | 31 |
| 4 | | Ecosystem-Based Management: Natural Processes and Systems Theory by Katherine L. Jope and Joseph C. Dunstan | | 45 |
| 5 | | Ecosystem Management: Exploring the Legal-Political Framework by Robert B. Keiter | | 63 |
| II | | Planning and Evaluating the Ecological Integrity of Parks and Protected Areas | | 89 |
| 6 | | Protected Areas: How Much Is Enough? by Reed F. Noss | | 91 |
| 7 | | Evaluating the Ecological Suitability of Lands for Parks and Protected Areas Using Gap Analysis Databases by R. Gerald Wright and J. Michael Scott | | 121 |
| 8 | | Designing and Managing Protected Areas for Grizzly Bears: How Much Is Enough? by David J. Mattson and Stephen Herrero and R. Gerald Wright and Craig M. Pease | | 133 |
| 9 | | Expansion of the U.S. National Park System in Alaska by R. Gerald Wright | | 165 |
| 10 | | The Role of Networks and Corridors in Enhancing the Value and Protection of Parks and Equivalent Areas by Larry D. Harris and Thomas Hoctor and Dave Maehr and Jim Sanderson | | 173 |
| 11 | | Fragmentation of a Natural Area: Dynamics of Isolation for Small Mammals on Forest Remnants by L. Scott Mills | | 199 |
| III | | Management Opportunities and Conflicts in Parks | | 221 |
| 12 | | Management of Overabundant Species in Protected Areas: The White-Tailed Deer as a Case Example by William F. Porter | | 223 |
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