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University of California Press
11 January 2022
The second edition of the award-winning Atlas of Yellowstone contains 50% new material, making it the authoritative reference for the world’s first national park on its 150th anniversary.

 

The publication of the Atlas of Yellowstone, Second Edition coincides with the 150th anniversary of the founding of Yellowstone National Park—a major international event. The atlas is an accessible, comprehensive guide that presents Yellowstone’s story through compelling visualizations rendered by international award-winning cartographers. Readers of this new edition of the Atlas of Yellowstone will explore the contributions of Yellowstone to preserving and understanding natural and cultural landscapes, to informing worldwide conservation practices, and to inspiring national parks around the world while also learning about the many struggles the park faces in carrying out its mission. Ranging from Indigenous Americans and local economies to geysers and wildlife migrations, from the life of one wolf to the threat of wildfires, each page provides leading experts’ insights into the complexity and significance of Yellowstone. Key elements of the atlas include:

more than 1,000 maps, graphics, and photographs contributions from more than 130 experts detailed topographic maps of Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks exploration of Yellowstone National Park’s influence over 150 years on conservation practice, park management, and American culture new, detailed visualizations of wildlife and carnivore interactions that take advantage of modern GPS technology to track individual animals and entire herds place name origins for Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks and the surrounding region

 

 
By:   , , , ,
Imprint:   University of California Press
Country of Publication:   United States
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Height: 337mm,  Width: 244mm,  Spine: 30mm
Weight:   2.313kg
ISBN:   9780520379770
ISBN 10:   0520379772
Pages:   366
Publication Date:  
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
University of Oregon Supporters Acknowledgments Preface to the First Edition Preface to the Second Edition Foreword Yellowstone National Park Essay: Headwaters of an Idea  Essay: Imagining Yellowstone  Yellowstone in the World Yellowstone in the Region  Greater Yellowstone Detail  Legacy of the World’s First National Park  U.S. National Parks  Protected Areas History Essay: The Yellowstone National Park Idea Archaeology American Indians Sheep Eaters Catlin and the American Indian Flight of the Nez Perce Exploration Early Maps Hayden Surveys Jackson and Moran  Yellowstone Art Early Science History Recent Science History For the People Essay: For the People Road History Development Old Faithful Canyon Lake and Fishing Bridge Mammoth Architecture  Roads and Trails Traffic Park Visitation Who Visits the Parks  Accessibility in the Park Visitor Photography Tetons Climbing History Night Sky Park After Dark Human Geography Essay: A Geography of Change  Political Boundaries Land Ownership Population County Population City Population Education Race and Ethnicity Religion and Politics The Economy Labor and Employment Income Agriculture Market Access  Physical Geography Essay: The Landscapes of Yellowstone Elevation Cross Sections Landforms National Parks  Park Headquarters Canyons and Domes Lava Flows and Glacial Erosion Overthrust Belt and Glacial Features Geologic Evolution Yellowstone Geology Grand Teton Geology Glaciers Earthquakes Yellowstone Deformation Yellowstone Volcano Quaternary Volcanics Geothermal Activity Geysers Norris Geyser Basin Yellowstone Lake  Drainage Basins  Rivers Streamflow Flow Regimes  Waterfalls  Precipitation  Temperature  Snowpack  Climate Change  Wetlands Soils  Ecoregions  Vegetation Sagebrush-Steppe Habitat Potential Wildlife Habitats Landscape Change Fire History 1988 Fires Wildfire Risk Wildlife Essay: Yellowstone's Importance to Wildlife Conservation  Migratory Landscape Bison Bison Movement Elk Pronghorn Wolves Wolf Movement Wolf 911M Coyotes Grizzly Bears Bear Movement Cougars Carnivore Interactions Birds Fish Fish Management Insects Wildlife Disease Thermophiles Reference Maps Greater Yellowstone Reference Maps Bozeman Billings Rexburg Cody Pocatello Lander National Park Reference Maps Electric Peak Tower Junction Silver Gate  West Yellowstone Canyon Village Lamar Valley Old Faithful Lake Village East Entrance Bechler Meadows Lewis Lake  Thorofare Flagg Ranch Grand Teton Moose Gazetteer USGS Map Index Counties Place Names Greater Yellowstone Cultural Names Greater Yellowstone Physical Names Yellowstone National Park  Grand Teton National Park Vertebrate Species Afterword and Sources Afterword Sources  Index About the Authors

W. Andrew Marcus is Professor Emeritus, Department of Geography at the University of Oregon.   James E. Meacham is Senior Research Associate and InfoGraphics Lab Director in the Department of Geography at the University of Oregon.   Ann W. Rodman is GIS Manager at Yellowstone National Park.   Alethea Y. Steingisser is Cartographic Production Manager in the Department of Geography at the University of Oregon. Justin T. Menke is Graduate Researcher and Cartographer in the Department of Geography at the University of Oregon.

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