National Park stewardship and 'vital signs' monitoring: A case study from Channel Islands National Park, California

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 71-89

  Davis, Gary E ^a  

^a NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecology; Monitoring; Protected area; Stewardship; Vital signs

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; NATIONAL PARK;

CALIFORNIA; CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL PARK; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 12744279397     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.643     Document Type: Article

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