Preface
Section I : Mission and Relevance of National Parks
Edward O. Wilson
One / Parks, Biodiversity, and Education: An Essay and Discussion
Kirsten Grorud-Colvert, Jane Lubchenco, and Allison K. Barner
Two / Seas the Day: A Bluer, Saltier Second Century for American Parks
Ernesto C. Enkerlin-Hoeflich and Steven R. Beissinger
Three / A Global Perspective on Parks and Protected Areas
Holly Doremus (moderator), Denis P. Galvin, George Miller, and Frances B. Roberts-Gregory
Edited by Kelly A. Kulhanek, Lauren C. Ponisio, Adam C. Schneider, and Rachel E. Walsh
Four / Strategic Conversation: Mission and Relevance of National Parks
Section II : Stewardship of Parks in a Changing World
Monica G. Turner, Daniel C. Donato, Winslow D. Hansen, Brian J. Harvey, William H. Romme, and A. LeRoy Westerling
Five / Climate Change and Novel Disturbance Regimes in National Park Landscapes
Patrick Gonzalez
Six / Climate Change Trends, Impacts, and Vulnerabilities in US National Parks
Jill S. Baron, Tamara Blett, William C. Malm, Ruth M. Alexander, and Holly Doremus
Seven / Protecting National Parks from Air Pollution Effects: Making Sausage from Science and Policy
Daniel Simberloff
Eight / Biological Invasions in the National Parks and in
Park Science
Joel Berger
Nine / The Science and Challenges of Conserving Large Wild Mammals in 21st-Century American Protected Areas
David D. Ackerly (moderator), Stephanie M. Carlson, C. Josh Donlan, Laurel G. Larsen, and Raymond M. Sauvajot
Edited by Meagan F. Oldfather, Kelly J. Easterday, Maggie J. Raboin, and Kelsey J. Scheckel
Ten / Strategic Conversation: Stewardship of Parks in a Changing World
Section III : Engaging People in Parks
Ruth DeFries
Eleven / The Tangled Web of People, Landscapes, and Protected Areas
Thomas Dietz
Twelve / Science, Values, and Conflict in the National Parks
John Francis, Kelly J. Easterday, Kelsey J. Scheckel, and Steven R. Beissinger
Thirteen / The World Is a Park: Using Citizen Science to Engage People in Parks and Build the Next Century of Global Stewards
Edwin Bernbaum
Fourteen / The Spiritual and Cultural Significance of Nature: Inspiring Connections between People and Parks
Jennifer Wolch (moderator), Justin S. Brashares, Cyril F. Kormos, Christine S. Lehnertz, and Nina S. Roberts
Edited by Emily E. Kearny, Audrey F. Haynes, and Carrie R. Levine
Fifteen / Strategic Conversation: Engaging and Disengaging People in Parks
Section IV : Future of Science, Conservation, and Parks
Jamais A. Cascio
Sixteen / A New Kind of Eden
Gary E. Machlis
Seventeen / The Near-Horizon Future of Science and the National Parks
Steven R. Beissinger and David D. Ackerly
Eighteen / Science, Parks, and Conservation in a Rapidly Changing World
Steven R. Beissinger and Tierne M. Nickel
Appendix / Historical Connections between UC Berkeley, the Birth of the US National Park Service, and the Growth of Science in Parks
About the Contributors
Index