The Colorado Plateau II: Biophysical, Socioeconomic, and Cultural Research
edited by Charles van Riper III and David J. Mattson
University of Arizona Press, 2005 Cloth: 978-0-8165-2526-3 Library of Congress Classification QH104.5.C58C66 2003 Dewey Decimal Classification 333.7316097913
ABOUT THIS BOOK | AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY | REVIEWS | TOC
ABOUT THIS BOOK
The publication of The Colorado Plateau: Cultural, Biological, and Physical Research in 2004 marked a timely summation of current research in the Four Corners states. This new volume, derived from the seventh Biennial Conference on the Colorado Plateau in 2003, complements the previous book by focusing on the integration of science into resource management issues. The 32 chapters range in content from measuring human impacts on cultural resources, through grazing and the wildland-urban interface issues, to parameters of climate change on the Plateau. The book also introduces economic perspectives by considering shifting patterns and regional disparities in the Colorado Plateau economy. A series of chapters on mountain lions explores the human-wildland interface. These chapters deal with the entire spectrum of challenges associated with managing this large mammal species in Arizona and on the Colorado Plateau, conveying a wealth of timely information of interest to wildlife managers and enthusiasts. Another provocative set of chapters on biophysical resources explores the management of forest restoration, from the micro scale all the way up to large-scale GIS analyses of ponderosa pine ecosystems on the Colorado Plateau. Given recent concerns for forest health in the wake of fires, severe drought, and bark-beetle infestation, these chapters will prove enlightening for forest service, park service, and land management professionals at both the federal and state level, as well as general readers interested in how forest management practices will ultimately affect their recreation activities. With broad coverage that touches on topics as diverse as movement patterns of rattlesnakes, calculating watersheds, and rescuing looted rockshelters, this volume stands as a compendium of cutting-edge research on the Colorado Plateau that offers a wealth of insights for many scholars.
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
David Mattson is a research wildlife biologist with the U.S. Geological Survey in Flagstaff.
REVIEWS
“[Recommended] for anyone interested in the Colorado Plateau.”—Quarterly Review of Biology
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CONTENTS
Foreword ix Dedication xi Introduction: Biophysical, Socioeconomic,
and Cultural Research on the 1
Colorado Plateau
Charles van Riper III and David J. Mattson
SOCIOECONOMIC RESOURCES
1. The Colorado Plateau Economy: Shifting Patterns and Regional
Disparities 13
Walter E. Hecox and F. Patrick Holmes
2. Public Knowledge, Opinion, and Support of forest Restoration: A
Survey of 25 Residents in Northern Arizona
David Ostergren and Elizabeth J. Ruther
3. Attitudes Toward and Perceptions of Mountain Lions: A Survey of
Northern 37 Arizona Residents
Elizabeth J. Ruther and David M. Ostergren
4. Demonstration and Test of a Spatial Decision Support System for
Forest 47 Restoration Planning
Haydee M. Hampton, Ethan N. Aumack, John W.
Prather,Yaguang Xu, Brett G. Dickson, and Thomas D. Sisk
BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES
5. Modeling the Effects of Forest Restoration Treatments on
Sensitive Wildlife 69 Taxa: A GIS-Based Approach
John. W. Prather, Haydee M. Hampton, Yaguang
Xu, Brett G. Dickson, Norris L. Dodd, Ethan N.
Aumack, and Thomas D. Sisk
6. Using Decision Tree Modeling in Gap Analysis Land Cover
Mapping: 87 Preliminary Results for Northeastern Arizona
Sarah Falzarano, Kathryn Thomas, and John Lowry
7. Land-Use History of Three Colorado Plateau Landscapes:
Implications for 101 Restoration Goal-Setting
Gary P. Nabhan, Susan Smith, Marcelle Coder, and Zsuzsi Kovacs
8. Indications of Large Changes in Mixed Conifer Forests of Grand
Canyon 121 National Park
John L. Vankat, D. Coleman Crocker-Bedford, Don R.
Bertolette,Paul Leatherbury, Taylor Mckinnon, and Carmen L. Sipe
9. Apparent Increases in Mixed Conifer Characteristics Since 1935
in Ponderosa 131 Pine-Mixed Conifer Transition Forests of
Grand Canyon National Park
D. Coleman Crocker-Bedford, John L. Vankat, Don R.
Bertolette,Paul Leatherbury, Taylor Mckinnon, and Carmen L. Sipe
10. Apparent Reductions in Large-Diameter Trees Since 1935 in
Ponderosa 141 Pine Forests of Grand Canyon National Park
D. Coleman Crocker-Bedford, John L. Vankat, Don R.
Bertolette,Paul Leatherbury, Taylor Mckinnon, and Carmen L. Sipe
11. Species-Based Vegetation Mapping: An Example from the Grand
Canyon 151
Kenneth L. Cole and John A. Cannella
12. A Quantitative Model of Avian Community and Habitat
Relationships Along 163 the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon
Mark K. Sogge, David Felley, and Mark Wotawa
13. Annotated Species List of Birds of the Colorado River Corridor in
the 193 Grand Canyon: 1993-1995
David L. Felley and Mark K. Sogge
14. Implications of Merriam's Turkey Age, Gender, Cause-Specific
Mortality, and 221 Reproduction on Population Demographics
Based on Population Modeling
Brian F. Wakeling and Charles H. Lewis
15. Morphologic Characteristics of a Transplanted Population of
Gould's Turkeys 227 with Comparisons to Merriam's Turkeys
Shelli Dubay, Brian Wakeling, and Tim Rogers
16. Vertebrates of Montezuma Castle National Monument: Present
Status and 235 Historical Changes
Charles A. Drost
17. Movement Patterns and Natural History of Western Diamond-
Backed 253 Rattlesnakes at Tuzigoot National Monument,
Arizona
Erika M. Nowak
18. Beetles of Salt Creek Canyon, Canyonlands National Park, Utah
275
Louis L. Pech, Timothy B. Graham, Holly Demark, and Jennifer Mathis
19. Landscape Habitat Selection by Female Mule Deer in a Partially
Restored 285 Ponderosa Pine Forest in Northwest Arizona
Stan C. Cunningham, Stephen S. Germaine, Heather
L. Germaine, and Susan R. Boe
20. An Evaluation of Mule Deer Harvest Estimates on the North
Kaibab, Arizona 293
Amber A. Munig and Brian Wakeling
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21. Recent Trends in North American Mountain Lion Populations: A
Hypothesis 297
James C. Devos, Jr., and Ted Mckinney
22. Patterns of Carnivore Co-occurrence on the North Rim, Grand
Canyon 309 National Park
Sarah E. Reed and Elaine F. Leslie
CULTURAL RESOURCES
23. Help for the Looted Rockshelters of the Colorado Plateau in a
New Century 319 of Archaeology: New Basketmaker II Research
on the Great Comb Ridge
Francis E. Smiley and Michael R. Robins
24. Fire Effects Research and Preservation Planning at Wuaptki and
Walnut 333 Canyon National Monuments, Northeast Arizona
Ian Hough, Jeri DeYoung, and David Barr
25. Archaeological Survey of New Land Acquired by Walnut Canyon
National 349 Monument, Northern Arizona
Kimberly Spurr and L. Theodore Neff
26. Using Cultural Resources as Part of the Plan: Grand Canyon
Management 367 and Implications for Resource Preservation
Janet R. Balsom, J. Grace Ellis, Amy Horn, and Lisa M. Leap
BIOPHYSICAL RESOURCES
27. Fire and Springs: Reestablishing the Balance on the White
Mountain 381 Apache Reservation
Jonathan Long, Mae Burnette, and Candy Lupe
28. A Protocol for Rapid Assessment of Southwestern Stream-
Riparian 397 Ecosystems
Lawrence E. Stevens, Peter B. Stacey, Allison L. Jones, Don
Duff,Chad Gourley, and James C. Catlin
29. Determining Watershed Boundaries and Area Using GPS,
DEMs, and 421 Traditional Methods: A Comparison
Boris Poff, Duncan Leao, Aregai Tecle, and Daniel G. Neary
List of Contributors431
Index 437
The Colorado Plateau II: Biophysical, Socioeconomic, and Cultural Research
edited by Charles van Riper III and David J. Mattson
University of Arizona Press, 2005 Cloth: 978-0-8165-2526-3
The publication of The Colorado Plateau: Cultural, Biological, and Physical Research in 2004 marked a timely summation of current research in the Four Corners states. This new volume, derived from the seventh Biennial Conference on the Colorado Plateau in 2003, complements the previous book by focusing on the integration of science into resource management issues. The 32 chapters range in content from measuring human impacts on cultural resources, through grazing and the wildland-urban interface issues, to parameters of climate change on the Plateau. The book also introduces economic perspectives by considering shifting patterns and regional disparities in the Colorado Plateau economy. A series of chapters on mountain lions explores the human-wildland interface. These chapters deal with the entire spectrum of challenges associated with managing this large mammal species in Arizona and on the Colorado Plateau, conveying a wealth of timely information of interest to wildlife managers and enthusiasts. Another provocative set of chapters on biophysical resources explores the management of forest restoration, from the micro scale all the way up to large-scale GIS analyses of ponderosa pine ecosystems on the Colorado Plateau. Given recent concerns for forest health in the wake of fires, severe drought, and bark-beetle infestation, these chapters will prove enlightening for forest service, park service, and land management professionals at both the federal and state level, as well as general readers interested in how forest management practices will ultimately affect their recreation activities. With broad coverage that touches on topics as diverse as movement patterns of rattlesnakes, calculating watersheds, and rescuing looted rockshelters, this volume stands as a compendium of cutting-edge research on the Colorado Plateau that offers a wealth of insights for many scholars.
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
David Mattson is a research wildlife biologist with the U.S. Geological Survey in Flagstaff.
REVIEWS
“[Recommended] for anyone interested in the Colorado Plateau.”—Quarterly Review of Biology
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CONTENTS
Foreword ix Dedication xi Introduction: Biophysical, Socioeconomic,
and Cultural Research on the 1
Colorado Plateau
Charles van Riper III and David J. Mattson
SOCIOECONOMIC RESOURCES
1. The Colorado Plateau Economy: Shifting Patterns and Regional
Disparities 13
Walter E. Hecox and F. Patrick Holmes
2. Public Knowledge, Opinion, and Support of forest Restoration: A
Survey of 25 Residents in Northern Arizona
David Ostergren and Elizabeth J. Ruther
3. Attitudes Toward and Perceptions of Mountain Lions: A Survey of
Northern 37 Arizona Residents
Elizabeth J. Ruther and David M. Ostergren
4. Demonstration and Test of a Spatial Decision Support System for
Forest 47 Restoration Planning
Haydee M. Hampton, Ethan N. Aumack, John W.
Prather,Yaguang Xu, Brett G. Dickson, and Thomas D. Sisk
BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES
5. Modeling the Effects of Forest Restoration Treatments on
Sensitive Wildlife 69 Taxa: A GIS-Based Approach
John. W. Prather, Haydee M. Hampton, Yaguang
Xu, Brett G. Dickson, Norris L. Dodd, Ethan N.
Aumack, and Thomas D. Sisk
6. Using Decision Tree Modeling in Gap Analysis Land Cover
Mapping: 87 Preliminary Results for Northeastern Arizona
Sarah Falzarano, Kathryn Thomas, and John Lowry
7. Land-Use History of Three Colorado Plateau Landscapes:
Implications for 101 Restoration Goal-Setting
Gary P. Nabhan, Susan Smith, Marcelle Coder, and Zsuzsi Kovacs
8. Indications of Large Changes in Mixed Conifer Forests of Grand
Canyon 121 National Park
John L. Vankat, D. Coleman Crocker-Bedford, Don R.
Bertolette,Paul Leatherbury, Taylor Mckinnon, and Carmen L. Sipe
9. Apparent Increases in Mixed Conifer Characteristics Since 1935
in Ponderosa 131 Pine-Mixed Conifer Transition Forests of
Grand Canyon National Park
D. Coleman Crocker-Bedford, John L. Vankat, Don R.
Bertolette,Paul Leatherbury, Taylor Mckinnon, and Carmen L. Sipe
10. Apparent Reductions in Large-Diameter Trees Since 1935 in
Ponderosa 141 Pine Forests of Grand Canyon National Park
D. Coleman Crocker-Bedford, John L. Vankat, Don R.
Bertolette,Paul Leatherbury, Taylor Mckinnon, and Carmen L. Sipe
11. Species-Based Vegetation Mapping: An Example from the Grand
Canyon 151
Kenneth L. Cole and John A. Cannella
12. A Quantitative Model of Avian Community and Habitat
Relationships Along 163 the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon
Mark K. Sogge, David Felley, and Mark Wotawa
13. Annotated Species List of Birds of the Colorado River Corridor in
the 193 Grand Canyon: 1993-1995
David L. Felley and Mark K. Sogge
14. Implications of Merriam's Turkey Age, Gender, Cause-Specific
Mortality, and 221 Reproduction on Population Demographics
Based on Population Modeling
Brian F. Wakeling and Charles H. Lewis
15. Morphologic Characteristics of a Transplanted Population of
Gould's Turkeys 227 with Comparisons to Merriam's Turkeys
Shelli Dubay, Brian Wakeling, and Tim Rogers
16. Vertebrates of Montezuma Castle National Monument: Present
Status and 235 Historical Changes
Charles A. Drost
17. Movement Patterns and Natural History of Western Diamond-
Backed 253 Rattlesnakes at Tuzigoot National Monument,
Arizona
Erika M. Nowak
18. Beetles of Salt Creek Canyon, Canyonlands National Park, Utah
275
Louis L. Pech, Timothy B. Graham, Holly Demark, and Jennifer Mathis
19. Landscape Habitat Selection by Female Mule Deer in a Partially
Restored 285 Ponderosa Pine Forest in Northwest Arizona
Stan C. Cunningham, Stephen S. Germaine, Heather
L. Germaine, and Susan R. Boe
20. An Evaluation of Mule Deer Harvest Estimates on the North
Kaibab, Arizona 293
Amber A. Munig and Brian Wakeling
v
i
i
21. Recent Trends in North American Mountain Lion Populations: A
Hypothesis 297
James C. Devos, Jr., and Ted Mckinney
22. Patterns of Carnivore Co-occurrence on the North Rim, Grand
Canyon 309 National Park
Sarah E. Reed and Elaine F. Leslie
CULTURAL RESOURCES
23. Help for the Looted Rockshelters of the Colorado Plateau in a
New Century 319 of Archaeology: New Basketmaker II Research
on the Great Comb Ridge
Francis E. Smiley and Michael R. Robins
24. Fire Effects Research and Preservation Planning at Wuaptki and
Walnut 333 Canyon National Monuments, Northeast Arizona
Ian Hough, Jeri DeYoung, and David Barr
25. Archaeological Survey of New Land Acquired by Walnut Canyon
National 349 Monument, Northern Arizona
Kimberly Spurr and L. Theodore Neff
26. Using Cultural Resources as Part of the Plan: Grand Canyon
Management 367 and Implications for Resource Preservation
Janet R. Balsom, J. Grace Ellis, Amy Horn, and Lisa M. Leap
BIOPHYSICAL RESOURCES
27. Fire and Springs: Reestablishing the Balance on the White
Mountain 381 Apache Reservation
Jonathan Long, Mae Burnette, and Candy Lupe
28. A Protocol for Rapid Assessment of Southwestern Stream-
Riparian 397 Ecosystems
Lawrence E. Stevens, Peter B. Stacey, Allison L. Jones, Don
Duff,Chad Gourley, and James C. Catlin
29. Determining Watershed Boundaries and Area Using GPS,
DEMs, and 421 Traditional Methods: A Comparison
Boris Poff, Duncan Leao, Aregai Tecle, and Daniel G. Neary
List of Contributors431
Index 437
ABOUT THIS BOOK | AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY | REVIEWS | TOC