ArticleBiological conservation2021
COVID-19 pandemic impacts on conservation research, management, and public engagement in US national parks.
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- Mobile phone data reveals spatiotemporal recreational patterns in conservation areas during the COVID pandemic.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Lockdown's Silver Lining? Different Levels of Roadkill during the COVID-19 Times in Lithuania.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Article
- Urbanization and edge effects interact to drive mutualism breakdown and the rise of unstable pathogenic communities in forest soil.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2023Article
- Reprint of: COVID-19 messaging in U.S. state parks: Extensions of the outdoor recreation strategies and practices framework unmasked by the pandemic.Journal of outdoor recreation and tourism · 2023Article
- Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the popularity of protected areas for mountain biking and hiking in Australia: Insights from volunteered geographic information.Journal of outdoor recreation and tourism · 2023Article
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- COVID-19's impact on visitation behavior to US national parks from communities of color: evidence from mobile phone data.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Marine reserves and resilience in the era of COVID-19.Marine policy · 2022Article
- Long-term ecological research and the COVID-19 anthropause: A window to understanding social-ecological disturbance.Ecosphere (Washington, D.C) · 2022Article
- Effects of the COVID-19 lockdowns on the management of coral restoration projects.Restoration ecology · 2022Article
- COVID restrictions impact wildlife monitoring in Australia.Biological conservation · 2022Article
- The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on a recreational rainbow trout (Environmental biology of fishes · 2022Article
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Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the timing and substance of conservation research, management, and public engagement in protected areas around the world. This disruption is evident in US national parks, which play a key role in protecting natural and cultural resources and providing outdoor experiences for the public. Collectively, US national parks protect 34 million ha, host more than 300 million visits annually, and serve as one of the world's largest informal education organizations. The pandemic has altered park conditions and operations in a variety of ways. Shifts in operational conditions related to safety issues, reduced staffing, and decreased park revenues have forced managers to make difficult trade-offs among competing priorities. Long-term research and monitoring of the health of ecosystems and wildlife populations have been interrupted. Time-sensitive management practices, such as control of invasive plants and restoration of degraded habitat, have been delayed. And public engagement has largely shifted from in-person experiences to virtual engagement through social media and other online interactions. These changes pose challenges for accomplishing important science, management, and public engagement goals, but they also create opportunities for developing more flexible monitoring programs and inclusive methods of public engagement. The COVID-19 pandemic reinforces the need for strategic science, management planning, flexible operations, and online public engagement to help managers address rapid and unpredictable challenges.
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