Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1986
Abstract
CONTENTS
Foreword ........................................................................................................................... v
Kent T. Adair
Preface ............................................................................................................................. vii
SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION
An Introduction to Wilderness and Natural Area Management ......................... 2
David L. Kulhavy, Richard N. Conner, Fred E. Smeins, and Michael H. Legg
Wilderness: Important Legal, Social, Philosophical and Management Perspe
ctives ................................................................................................................................ 5
John C. Hendee
What's in a Name: Perspectives on Wilderness Management .......................... 12
Paul F. Barker
Wilderness Management Issues and Recommended Solutions ....................... 15
Larry N. Phillips
Why Have Wilderness? ................................................................................................ 19
Peter C. Kirby
Does Public Involvement Help Wilderness Management Decisions? ............. 30
Howard Orr
SECTION 2: WILDLIFE
Wildlife in Eastern Wilderness and Natural Areas ................................................. 34
Richard N. Conner
Wilderness Management: A Perspective on furbearers .................................... 36
Edward P. Hill
Wilderness Preserves and Small Mammals in the Ea stern United States ... 44
David L. Schmidly
Habitat Needs of Black Bears in the East .............................................................. 49
Michael R. Pelton
Wilderness Areas: Impact on Gray and fox Squirrels ........................................ 54
Jimmy C. Huntley
White-tailed Deer in Eastern Wilderness Areas ................................................... 62
Lowell K. Halls
Moose in Eastern Wilderness--A Role For Prescribed fire ............................... 68
Hewlette S. Crawford
The Effects of Wilderness on the Endangered Red·Cockaded Woodpecker . 71
Jerome A. Jackson, Richard N. Conner, and Bette J . Schardien Jackson
Raptors and Eastern Wilderness ............................................................................... 79
James D. Fraser
Wilderness as Wild Turkey Habitat in the Eastern United States .................... 85
James G. Dickson
Preferences of Visitors for Wildlife Species ......................................................... 89
Bruce C. Hastings and William E. Hammitt
Wilderness and Animal Disease Relationships ................................................... 94
Harry A. Jacobson
The Role of Eastern Wilderness and Natural Areas as Genetic Preserves . 98
W. Alex Wall and Carol K. Evans
The Dynamic Landscape Approach to Habitat Management .......................... 106
Raymond D. Dueser, Herman H. Shugart, Jr., and Edward F. Connor
SECTION 3: FOREST PROTECTION
Forest Protection ........................................................................................................ 114
David L. Kulhavy and David B. Drummond
Activities of Insects in Forests: Implications for Wilderness Area
Management ............................................................................................................... 115
Robert N. Coulson, Edward J . Rykiel, and D. A. Crossley, Jr.
Coping with Forest Insect Pests in Southern Wilderness Areas with Emphasis
on the Southern Pine Beetle .................................................................................... 120
Ronald F. Billings
Hazard Rating for Southern Pine Beetles on Wilderness Areas on the Na
tional Forests in Texas ............................................................................................. 126
James D. Smith and Wesley A. Nettleton
Why Control Southern Pine Beetle Infestations in Wilderness Areas? The
Four Notch and Huntsville State Park Experiences ........................................ 130
Ronald F. Billings and Forest E. Varner
Forest Pathology Considerations in Eastern Wilderness and Natural
Areas ............................................................................................................................. 136
Paul A. Mistretta
Integrated Pest Management Concepts and Application in Wilderness and
Natural Areas Management .................................................................................... 138
Gerard D. Hertel, Garland N. Mason, and Robert C. Thatcher
SECTION 4: MANAGEMENT ISSUES
An Introduction to Wilderness Management Issues ........................................ 146
Larry N. Phillips, Richa rd N. Conner, and David L. Kulhavy
Wilderness Characteristics and Values .............................................................. 148
George D. Davis
Indian Mounds Wilderness Area: Perceived Wilderneu Qualities and
Impacts of Oil and Gas Development .................................................................. 156
Kent E. Evans
Management of Oil and Gas Exploration in Big Thicket National Preserve 166
James C. Woods
Air Resource and Wilderness Management Issues .......................................... 172
Keith R. McLaughlin
Water Resource and Wilderness Management Issues .................................... 176
Keith R. Mclaughlin
Influence of Fire on the Longleaf Pine-Biuestem Range in the Big Thicket
Region ........................................................................................................................... 181
Geraldine E. Watson
The Role of Fire in the Appalachian Hardwoods ................................................ 186
Robert K. Strosnider
Towards a Fire Management Strategy in Eastern Mixedwood Forest Conser·
vation Areas ................................................................................................................ 191
Ross W. Wein
The Wilderness Management Challenge in Shenandoah National Park ..... 198
Robert R. Jacobsen
Can Wilderness Remain Untrammeled Without Restricting Use? A Case
History of Management in Shining Rock Wilderness ...................................... 203
Paul J. Wright
The Wilderness Manager and the Mass Media ................................................. 208
Thomas M. Webb, Jr.
SECTION 5: VISITOR NEEDS AND IMPACT
Visitor Needs and User Impact .............................................................................. 210
H. Ken Cordell, Michael H. Legg, and Karen E. Cathey
Eastern/ Western Wilderness Use and Users ................................................... 212
Franklin E. Boteler
Identifying Wilderness Management Issues Through an Interactive
Process ....................................................................................................................... 218
William J . Mclaughlin and Edwin E. Krumpe
User Perception of Backcounby Management Policies at Great Smoky
Mountains National Park ........................................................................................ 224
John H. Burde and Kevin A. Curran
Recreational Resource Impacts: Visitor Perceptions and Management Re·
sponses ..................................................................................................................... 229
Jeffrey L. Marion and David W. Lime
Providing Information for Management Purposes ......................................... 236
Joseph W. Roggenbuck and Alan E. Watson
Recreation in Eastern Wilderness: Do We Know What the Visitors Ex·
pect? .......................................................................................................................... 244
Alan E. Watson and Joseph W. Roggenbuck
Identification of Visitor Subgroup Differences to Facilitate Management De·
clsions ....................................................................................................................... 248
Cary D. McDonald and WUliam E. Hammitt
Resource Impacts of Recreation on Wilderness ........................................... 253
William E. Hammitt
Shining Rock Wilderness: Impacts of Dispersed Use .................................. 260
Paul Richard Saunders
Emerging Patterns in the Distribution of Roadies• Forested Areas in the
Midsouth ..................................................................................................................... 266
Victor A. RudJs
SECTION 6: VEGETATION
Management of Plant Communities in Wilderness Areas ............................. 274
J ack D. McCullough
Vegetation of the Roy E. Larsen Sandylands Sanctuary, Hardin Co., Tex·
•• ................................................................................................................................... 275
J . A. Matos and D. C. Rudolph
Floristic Composition and Management of East Texas Pitcher Plant Bogs 282
Elray S. Nixon and John R. Ward
Vegetal Development on Abandoned Oil/ Gas Drilling Sites In the Big
Thicket National Preserve ....................................................................................... 288
Michael S. Fountain
Twenty·seven Years of Over-Browsing: Implications to White-Tailed Deer
Management on Wilderness Areas ....................................................................... 294
James C. Kroll, William D. Goodrum, and Pamela J . Behrman
Floristic Aspects of the Upland Island Wilderness Area in East Texas ....... 304
John R. Ward
Bottomland Hardwood: Ecology, Management, and Preservation ............... 311
J im Neal and Jeff Haskins
Water Yield and Quality From Undisturbed Forested Watersheds in East
Texas ............................................................................................................................. 323
W. H. Blackburn and J . C. Wood
Llmnological Aspects of Upland Island: A Wilderness Area in East Texas 328
Jennifer A. Sidnell, Clarence W. Reed, and Jack D. McCullough
SECTION 7: GRASSLANDS AND SAVANNAHS
Grasslands and Savannahs: Ecology, Preservation Status and
Management ............................................................................................................ 338
Fred E. Smeins
Preservation Status of True Prairie Grassland and Ecological Concepts Rel
evant to Management of Prairie Preserves ..................................................... 339
Paul G. Risser
Oak-Hickory Savannahs and Transition Zones: Preservation Status and
Management Problems ......................................................................................... 345
Forrest L. Johnson
Fire-Dependent Savannas and Prairies of the Southeast: Original Extent,
Preservation Status, and Management Problems ......................................... 348
Cecil C. Frost, Joan Walker, and Robert K. Peet
The Pine Barrens of New Jersey and Associated Communities: Preservation
Status and Management Problems .................................................................... 358
Scott L. Collins, Charles T. Roman, and Ralph E. Good
Natural Forest Openings of the Eastern United States ................................ 366
H. R. DeSelm
Grasslands of Missouri: Preservation Status and Management Problems 376
Thomas E. Toney
Grasslands and Savannahs of East Central Texas: Ecology, Preservation Sta·
tus and Management Problems ............................................................................. 381
Fred E. Smeins and David D. Diamond
Role of Private Organizations in the Protection of Grasslands and Savan·
nahs ............................................................................................................................... 395
Rex R. Boner
SECTION 8: SUMMARY
Wilderness and Natural Areas in the East: Symposium Summary ............. 400
Robert C. Lucas
Repository Citation
Kulhavy, David and Conner, Richard N., "Table of Contents - Wilderness and Natural Areas in the Eastern United States: A Management Challenge" (1986). Faculty Publications. 261.
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