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Study Plan Number 03008

Branch : Southern Appalachian Field Branch

Study Plan Number : 03008

Study Title : Landscape setting analysis for Great Smoky Mountains and Shenandoah National Parks and the Blue Ridge Parkway

Starting Date : 08/31/1999

Completion Date : 09/30/2000

Principal Investigator(s) : Peine, John D.

Primary PI : Peine, John D.

Telephone Number : (865) 974-4056

Email Address : jpeine@utk.edu

SIS Number : 5002191

Primary Program Element : Ecosystems

Second Program Element : Ecosystems

Status : Completed

Abstract : The U. S. National Park Service is very concerned with changes to land use adjacent to their management units. Many perturbations occurring within management units are sourced outside area boundaries. Development on adjacnt lands can result in habitat fragmentation and degredation, introduction of pollution, pathways for introduction of pests, pathogens, and exotic species and human-wildlife interaction. As a result, an island effect can be created along the park. The objective of the research is to devise and test a methodology to characterize environmental conditions on adjacent lands, drivers of land use change including social and economic dynamics, and policies related to environmental protection and growth management on private lands. A goal is for the most part to utilize readily available national databases which will facilitate transferability of the characterization process.

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Branch :	Southern Appalachian Field Branch
Study Plan Number :	03008
Study Title :	Landscape setting analysis for Great Smoky Mountains and Shenandoah National Parks and the Blue Ridge Parkway
Starting Date :	08/31/1999
Completion Date :	09/30/2000
Principal Investigator(s) :	Peine, John D.
Primary PI :	Peine, John D.
Telephone Number :	(865) 974-4056
Email Address :	jpeine@utk.edu
SIS Number :	5002191
Primary Program Element :	Ecosystems
Second Program Element :	Ecosystems
Status :	Completed
Abstract :	The U. S. National Park Service is very concerned with changes to land use adjacent to their management units. Many perturbations occurring within management units are sourced outside area boundaries. Development on adjacnt lands can result in habitat fragmentation and degredation, introduction of pollution, pathways for introduction of pests, pathogens, and exotic species and human-wildlife interaction. As a result, an island effect can be created along the park. The objective of the research is to devise and test a methodology to characterize environmental conditions on adjacent lands, drivers of land use change including social and economic dynamics, and policies related to environmental protection and growth management on private lands. A goal is for the most part to utilize readily available national databases which will facilitate transferability of the characterization process.
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