Collaboration between researchers and the National Parks has already yielded considerable results. Here are a few successful research projects to date in Pacific Northwest parks. For sake of organization, the studies are listed under the field of study to which they most closely relate. Scroll down or click on a field below to get a listing of categorized case studies. Clicking on the title of a study will bring up the full text and any related information.
			Air Resources Aquatic Ecology Biology Coastal Ecology Fire Ecology Geology Historical Studies		Paleoecology Plant Ecology Restoration Ecology Social Science Wilderness Management Wildlife Ecology
			Air Resources:
			Genetics, Demography, and Movement of Olympic Marmots Olympic National Park Suzanne Cox Griffin, L. Scott Mills, Ph.D., Mark Taper, Ph.D.; University of Montana (top of page)
			Aquatic Ecology:
			Genetics, Demography, and Movement of Olympic Marmots Olympic National Park Suzanne Cox Griffin, L. Scott Mills, Ph.D., Mark Taper, Ph.D.; University of Montana (top of page)
			Biology:
			Investigations in Pacific Northwest Glacier Biological Communities North Cascades National Park Paula L. Hartzell Biology Department Clark University; Worcester, MA (top of page)
			Coastal Ecology:
			Genetics, Demography, and Movement of Olympic Marmots Olympic National Park Suzanne Cox Griffin, L. Scott Mills, Ph.D., Mark Taper, Ph.D.; University of Montana (top of page)
			Fire Ecology:
			Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of Fire and Forest Succession in a Mountain Watershed North Cascades National Park Service Complex Susan Pritchard, University of Washington (top of page)
			Geology:
			Genetics, Demography, and Movement of Olympic Marmots Olympic National Park Suzanne Cox Griffin, L. Scott Mills, Ph.D., Mark Taper, Ph.D.; University of Montana (top of page)
			Historical Studies:
			Environmental History of San Juan Island National Historical Park San Juan Island National Historical Park Christine Avery, University of Washington David Louter, Ph.D., National Park Service, Seattle (top of page)
			Paleoecology:
			Genetics, Demography, and Movement of Olympic Marmots Olympic National Park Suzanne Cox Griffin, L. Scott Mills, Ph.D., Mark Taper, Ph.D.; University of Montana (top of page)
			Plant Ecology:
			Genetics, Demography, and Movement of Olympic Marmots Olympic National Park Suzanne Cox Griffin, L. Scott Mills, Ph.D., Mark Taper, Ph.D.; University of Montana (top of page)
			Restoration Ecology:
			Genetics, Demography, and Movement of Olympic Marmots Olympic National Park Suzanne Cox Griffin, L. Scott Mills, Ph.D., Mark Taper, Ph.D.; University of Montana (top of page)
			Social Sciences:
			Ecological Consequences of Recreational Use: A Case Study of Trapper Lake, North Cascades National Park North Cascades National Park Todd Newburger Huxley College of the Environment Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA (top of page)
			Wilderness Management:
			Ecological Consequences of Recreational Use: A Case Study of Trapper Lake, North Cascades National Park North Cascades National Park Todd Newburger Huxley College of the Environment Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA Genetics, Demography, and Movement of Olympic Marmots Olympic National Park Suzanne Cox Griffin, L. Scott Mills, Ph.D., Mark Taper, Ph.D.; University of Montana (top of page)
			Wildlife Ecology:
			Genetics, Demography, and Movement of Olympic Marmots Olympic National Park Suzanne Cox Griffin, L. Scott Mills, Ph.D., Mark Taper, Ph.D.; University of Montana (top of page)

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