Wilderness & Political Ecology

Charles Kay is adjunct assistant professor of political science at Utah State University. Randy Simmons is professor and chair of the department of political science at Utah State University

Prehistoric Extinctions: In the Shadow of Man: Paul Martin, Desert Laboratory, University of Arizona Evolutionary Theory, Conservation, and Human Environmental Impact: Michael S. Alvard, Texas A&M University Pre-Columbian Human Impact on California Vertebrates: Evidence from Old Bones and Implications for Wilderness Policy: Jack M. Broughton, University of Utah Depletion of Prehistoric Pinniped Populations Along the California and Oregon Coasts: Were Humans the Cause?: William R. Hildebrandt, Far Western Anthropological Research Group, Davis, California, and Terry L. Jones, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Pre-Columbian Wildlife Irruptions in California: Implications for Cultural and Environmental Understanding: William Preston, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo The Role of Prehistoric Peoples in Shaping Ecosystems in the Eastern United States: Implications for Restoration Ecology and Wilderness Policy: Thomas W. Neuman, Atlanta, Georgia Aboriginal Use of Fire: Are There Any 'Natural' Plant Communities?: Gerald W. Williams, U.S. Forest Service in Washington D.C. Are Ecosystems Structured from the Top-down or Bottom-up? A New Look at an Old Debate: Charles E. Kay False Gods, Ecological Myths, and Biological Reality: Charles E. Kay

"Poses significant issues and brings together an impressive constellation of researchers and data."-Mark Raab, California State University, Northridge