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Volume 25
Number 1
Summer 2008
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The decline of elkhorn coral at Buck Island Reef National Monument

Protecting the first threatened coral species

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By Ian Lundgren

Elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata), Buck Island Reef National Monument, U.S. Virgin Islands (credit: NPS/Hank Tonnemacher).
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Coral with white pox disease (credit: Hank Tonnemacher).

Basic ecology of elkhorn coral and threats to its survival
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By Ian Lundgren

Feral horses at Assateague Island National Seashore (Maryland and Virginia) (Credit: NPS).

Assessing the effects of ungulates on vegetation at Assateague Island National Seashore
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By Mark Sturm

Seabeach amaranth in a protective cage at Assateague Island National Seashore (Maryland and Virginia).

Saving the seabeach amaranth
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By Mark Sturm

Case Studies
Box 1 of the Bighorn Sheep Project, 1940–2001, after processing and cataloging.

Collaboration of the Natural Resource and Museum programs: A research tool for information archives at Dinosaur National Monument
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By Lynn Marie Mitchell and Ann Elder

The two virtual learning centers have a similar look and feel, and a nearly identical navigation structure. (Shown is a portion of Web interface for the Learning Center of the American West.)

Using virtual Research Learning Centers for disseminating science information about national park resources
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By Tomye Folts-Zettner, Tom Olliff, Cheryl McIntyre, and Tom Porter

Research Reports
Ephemeral pond, Manassas National Battlefield Park (Virginia) (Credit: Todd Lookingbill).

Using landscape analysis to evaluate ecological impacts of battlefield restoration
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By Todd R. Lookingbill, Shawn L. Carter, Brian Gorsira, and Clayton Kingdon

Common depreciative environmental behaviors include littering and defacing natural objects with graffiti (Credit: USDA Forest Service).

A behavioral intervention tool for recreation managers
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By Shawn Meghan Burn and Patricia L. Winter

Sharp increase in water released from the Glen Canyon Dam in 1996 to the lower Colorado River (Bureau of Reclamation/Dave Walsh).

Adaptive management for natural parks: Considerations for an experimental approach
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By Tony Prato

Researcher sampling mollusk species at Cape Cod National Seashore, Massachusetts (Credit: Brett Amy Thelen).

Cultivating connection: Incorporating meaningful citizen science into Cape Cod National Seashore’s estuarine research and monitoring programs
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By Brett Amy Thelen and Rachel K. Thiet

Japanese and downy brome at Capulin Volcano National Monument, New Mexico (Credit: NPS/Gary Willson).

Ranking and mapping exotic species at Capulin Volcano and Fort Union national monuments
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By Gary D.Willson, James Stubbendieck, Susan J. Tunnell, and Sunil Narumalani

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