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PUBLICATIONID : 46807
PUBLICATIONTYPE : 1
TYPE : Article
TITLE : Ranchland ownership change in the greater yellowstone ecosystem, 1990-2001: Implications for conservation
ORIG_TITLE : Ranchland ownership change in the greater yellowstone ecosystem, 1990-2001: Implications for conservation
AUTHOR : Gosnell, H, JH Haggerty and WR Travis
FIRST_AUTHOR : Gosnell, H, JH Haggerty and WR Travis
AUTHOR_COUNT : 1
ADDRESS : Univ Colorado, Ctr Amer W, Boulder, CO 80309 USA; Univ Otago, Ctr Study Agr Food & Environm, Dunedin, New Zealand; Univ Colorado, Dept Geog, Boulder, CO 80309 USA
PUBLISHER : TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
FIRSTAUTHOREMPLOYER : 3
ABBREV_JOURNAL : Soc. Nat. Resour.
BEGINPAGE : 743
ENDPAGE : 758
VOLUME : 19
ISSUE : 8
PUBLISH_DATE : SEP
YEAR : 2006
URL : http://sciencepolicy.colorado.edu/admin/publication_files/2006.22.pdf
REFEREED : 1
RESOURCE : WOS:000239310300005
CITATION : 25
DEPT : CSTPR
LAST_UPDATED : 2012-11-15 12:54:10
ISSN : 0894-1920
IDS : 067NQ
DOI : 10.1080/08941920600801181
ABSTRACT : Most of the public lands protected for conservation in the western United States are surrounded by working landscapes of various types, typically in agro-pastoral ownership and use. How these working landscapes evolve over time and how their inhabitants respond to various conservation goals will in large measure determine the success or failure of efforts to maintain regional biodiversity. This article contributes to a better understanding of ecological threat on the important private lands of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem by suggesting the ways in which changes in ranch ownership become conservation opportunities or challenges. Relying on a combination of real estate sales data, land ownership data, and interviews with key informants, we assess trends and patterns of ownership change around Yellowstone National Park. The main ranchland dynamic in this region involves the transition from traditional ranchers, typically full-time livestock producers, to a more diverse cohort of landowners, including absentee owners focused on amenity or conservation values in addition to, or instead of, livestock production. We present a conceptual model for distinguishing between different ranch landscapes and discuss some of the conservation implications of these geographical patterns.
KEYWORDS : amenity owners; Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem; land tenure; ownership fragmentation; ranch conservation; rural land use; transboundary conservation
KEYWORD_PLUS : ROCKY-MOUNTAIN WEST; LAND-USE; RESOURCE-MANAGEMENT; COLORADO MOUNTAINS; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; NEVADA COUNTY; ENVIRONMENTALISM; RESIDENTS; GROWTH
AREA : Environmental Sciences & Ecology; Public Administration; Sociology
FIRST_AUTHOR_EMAIL : gosnellh@geo.oregonstate.edu
PUBLICATION : SOCIETY & NATURAL RESOURCES
PLACE : PHILADELPHIA
LANGUAGE : English
SERIAL : 46807
PAGES : 743-758
APPROVED : yes
ONLINE_PUBLICATION : no
VERSION : 1
FIRST_AUTHOR_ADDRESS : Gosnell, H (reprint author), Oregon State Univ, Dept Geosci, 104 Wilkinson Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331 USA
AUTHOR_OTHER_FORM : Gosnell, Hannah; Haggerty, Julia H.; Travis, William R.
REFERENCES_NUM : 38
PUBLISHER_ADDRESS : 325 CHESTNUT ST, SUITE 800, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106 USA
COUNT : 1
Entered by : William R. Travis