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Volume 26
Number 1
Spring 2009
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The Canon National Parks Science Scholars Program: A legacy of science for national parks

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By Jean McKendry, Gary Machlis, Andrew Bunn, and Patricia Illoldi Rangel

Canon National Parks Science Scholars, program alumni, and program representatives pose for a photo at Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, as part of their 2007 retreat. (Courtesy of Canon National Parks Science Scholars Program .)
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Biological Sciences (Research Reports)
Photo showing habitat of the invasive, nonnative Argentine ant in Cabrillo National Monument, California. (Andrew Suarez)

Science for parks / parks for science: Conservation-based research in national parks
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By Andrew V. Suarez

Photo of investigators in White Mountains, California, one of the more than 40 alpine observatories that are part of the Global Observation Research Initiative in Alpine Environments. (Constance I. Millar, USDA Forest Service)

The rock and ice problem in national parks: An opportunity for monitoring climate change impacts
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By Andrew G. Bunn

Aerial image of Votua Reef along the Coral Coast of Fiji. (Rikki Grober-Dunsmore)

1,000 feet above a coral reef: A seascape approach to designing marine protected areas
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By Rikki Grober-Dunsmore, Victor Bonito, and Thomas Frazer

Male Magellenic woodpecker (<em>Campephilus magellanicus</em>) in Nahuel Huapi National Park, Argentina. (Valeria Ojeda)

Management strategies for keystone bird species: The Magellanic woodpecker in Nahuel Huapi National Park, Argentina
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By Valeria Ojeda

Physical Sciences (Research Reports)
Photo showing the South Fork of the Merced River near Wawona in Yosemite National Park, California. (James Roche)

Climate change and water supply in western national parks
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By Jessica Lundquist and James Roche

Investigators deploy snowpack sample collection tubes in Acadia National Park, Maine. (Sarah Nelson)

Mercury in snow at Acadia National Park reveals watershed dynamics
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By Sarah J. Nelson

Locator map of contaminant sampling sites in Mount Revelstoke National Park, Yoho National Park, and Observation Peak in Banff National Park (British Columbia and Alberta, Canada). (Cartography by John N. Westgate)

Organic pollutant distribution in Canadian mountain parks
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By Gillian Daly and Frank Wania

Social / Cultural Sciences (Research Reports)
Interpretive coaches review student site-based activities before awarding an advanced certificate of completion. (Katie L. Bliss)

Building an NPS training program in interpretation through distance learning
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By Elizabeth R. Barrie and Katie L. Bliss

Bone flutes, San Lazaro Pueblo, Santa Fe, New Mexico. Private collection. (Emily Brown)

Musical instruments in the pre-Hispanic Southwest
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By Emily Brown

Map of Canada showing grizzly bear management case study sites. (Cartography by Douglas Clark)

Societal dynamics in grizzly bear conservation: Vulnerabilities of the ecosystem-based management approach
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By Douglas Clark

Technology Innovation (Research Reports)
GPS-tracked movements of a collared female elk following mountain snowmelt patterns in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. (Mark Hebblewhite)

Linking wildlife populations with ecosystem change: State-of-the-art satellite ecology for national-park science
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By Mark Hebblewhite

Whale fluke, Abrolhos Marine National Park, Brazil. (Renata Sousa-Lima)

Whale sound recording technology as a tool for assessing the effects of boat noise in a Brazilian marine park
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By Renata S. Sousa-Lima and Christopher W. Clark

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