Foreword
Dedication
In Memoriam
Introduction and Acknowledgments
Conservation Visions and Frameworks
1. The Legacy and Future Visions of Conservation Biology on the Colorado Plateau
Allison L. Jones, Ethan Aumack, Jan Balsom, Paul Beier, Jayne Belnap, James Catlin, Thomas L. Fleischner, Ed Grumbine, David J. Mattson, and Charles van Riper III
2. Downscaling Climate Projections in Topographically Diverse Landscapes of the Colorado Plateau in the Arid Southwestern United States
Gregg M. Garfin, Jon K. Eischeid, Melanie T. Lenart, Kenneth L. Cole, Kirsten Ironside, and Neil Cobb
3. Integrating Restoration and Conservation Objectives at the Landscape Scale: The Kane and Two Mile Ranch Project
Thomas D. Sisk, Christine Albano, Ethan Aumack, Eli J. Bernstein, Timothy E. Crews, Brett G. Dickson, Steve Fluck, Melissa McMaster, Andi S. Rogers, Steven S. Rosenstock, David Schlosberg, Ron Sieg, and Andrea Thode
Assessing Monitoring Frameworks and Systems
4. Mapping Ecological Sites for Long-term Monitoring in National Parks
Steven L.Garman, Dana Witwicki, and Aneth Wight
5. Quantifying Sample Bias in Long-term Monitoring Programs: A Case Study at Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico
Chris L. Lauver, Jodi Norris, Lisa Thomas, and Jim DeCoster
6. Wisardnet Field-to-Desktop: Building a Wireless Cyberinfrastructure for Environmental Monitoring
Kenji Yamamoto, Yuxin He, Paul Heinrich, Alex Orange, Bill Ruggeri, Holland Wilberger, and Paul Flikkema
7. Finding Gaps in the Protected Area Network in the Colorado Plateau: A Case Study Using Vascular Plant Taxa in Utah
Walter Fertig
8. Fire and Fire Surrogate Treatment Impacts on Soil Moisture Condition in Southwest Ponderosa Pine Forests
Boris Poff, Daniel G. Neary, and Aregai Tecle
Wildlife Surveys As A Conservation Framework
9. Milksnakes at Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona: Adaptive Monitoring of Rare Vertebrates
Erika M. Nowak and Trevor B. Persons
10. Mormon Cricket Control in Utah’s West Desert: Evaluation of Impacts of the Pesticide Diflubenzuron on Non-target Arthropod Communities
Tim B. Graham, Anne M. D. Brasher, and Rebecca N. Close
11. Yellow-billed Cuckoo Distribution and Habitat Associations in Arizona 1998 - 1999: Future Monitoring and Research Implications
Matthew J. Johnson, Robert T. Magill, and Charles van Riper III
12. A Historical Assessment of Changes in Avian Community Composition from Montezuma Castle National Monument, with Observations from the Camp Verde Region of Arizona
Charles van Riper III, Mark K. Sogge, and Matthew J. Johnson
Large Mammal Conservation and Management
13. Mule Deer Antler Growth and Hunting Management on the North Kaibab, Arizona
Brian F. Wakeling
14. Female Elk Habitat Use after the Rodeo-Chediski Fire in Northeast Arizona
Kirby Bristow and Stan Cunningham
15. Scent-station Surveys: Indexing Relative Abundance of Mesopredators in Arizona
Ted McKinney and Thorry W. Smith
16. Mountain Lion Depredation Harvests in Arizona, 1976 - 2005
Ted McKinney, Brian F. Wakeling, and Johnathan C. O’Dell
Synthesis
17. Shaping Conservation through the Integration of Research with Resources Management on The Colorado Plateau: A Synthesis
Charles van Riper III, Brian F. Wakeling, and Thomas D. Sisk
List of Contributors
Index