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| Knapp, Corrine N.; Department of Environment and Sustainability, Western State Colorado University; corrieknapp@yahoo.com; Chapin III, F. Stuart; Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska Fairbanks, USA; terry.chapin@alaska.edu; Kofinas, Gary P.; Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska Fairbanks, USA; gpkofinas@alaska.edu; Fresco, Nancy; Scenarios Network for Alaska and Arctic Planning, University of Alaska Fairbanks, USA; nlfresco@alaska.edu; Carothers, Courtney; School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, University of Alaska Fairbanks, USA; clcarothers@alaska.edu; Craver, Amy; Denali National Park and Preserve; amy_craver@nps.gov. |
| Climate change challenges the traditional goals and conservation strategies of protected areas, necessitating adaptation to changing conditions. Denali National Park and Preserve (Denali) in south central Alaska, USA, is a vast landscape that is responding to climate change in ways that will impact both ecological resources and local communities. Local observations help to inform understanding of climate change and adaptation planning, but whose knowledge is most important to consider? For this project we interviewed long-term Denali staff, scientists, subsistence community members, bus drivers, and business owners to assess what types of observations each can contribute, how climate change is impacting each, and what they think the National Park Service... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports |
Palavras-chave: Conservation; Climate change; Local knowledge; National Park; Resilience; Social-ecological systems. |
| Ano: 2014 |
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