Science and the National Parks

by Commission on Geosciences Environment and Resources, National Research Council, Division on Earth and Life Studies, et al.

The U.S. National Park Service needs much better scientific information to protect the nation's parks for future generations, and research must be an essential element in its mandate. Science and the National Parks examines the reasons why science is important to the national parks, reviews previous evaluations of research in the parks, and recommends ways to improve the current science program. The book stresses the need for two distinct but related...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309047811
• ISBN13: 9780309047814
• Release Date: February 1992
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"