Corvid Abundance and Recreational Use in Pacific Northwest National Parks
Project ID: J8W07080027
Federal Agency: National Park Service
Partner Institution: University of Washington
Fiscal Year: 2008
Initial Funding: $50,877
Total Funding: $77,243
Project Type: Research
Project Disciplines: Biological
National Park: Mount Rainier National Park
Principal Investigator: Marzluff, John
Agreement Technical Representative: Rochefort, Regina
Abstract: The Mount Rainer National Park General Management Plan (2001) directs park managers to evaluate visitor caused effects on natural resource conditions, among other things, as a means to establish thresholds for management actions. Establishing indicators of the condition of wildlife resources is a necessary first step. This project will evaluate the use of corvid abundance as a Visitor Experience and Resource Protection (VERP) indicator of the condition of wildlife resources. Field studies will be conducted across a range of recreational use intensities in Mount Rainier National Park (MORA) and will analyze these data along with data collected in North Cascades National Park Service Complex. Depending upon future need and funding availability this task agreement may be modified in the future.
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