Publications Topic: Region/Network/Park Specific

This webpage provides access to publications dealing with region, network, and park specific topics; additional publications are available on the ARIS website.

Region Specific:

• Baron, Jill S. Hindcasting Nitrogen Deposition to Determine an Ecological Critical Load. Ecological Applications. 2006; 16(2)433-439.
• Regional Reviews
• California Region
• Assessment of Air Quality and Air Pollutant Impacts in Class I National Parks of California (April 2001 pdf 6.24mb)
• Colorado Plateau Region
• Status of Air Quality and Related Values in Class I National Parks and Monuments of the Colorado Plateau, 1997
• Table of Contents (49kb)
• Executive Summary (91kb)
• Chapter One Cover and Introduction (663kb)
• Chapter Two (283kb)
• Chapter Three (Arches National Park, 634kb)
• Chapter Four (Bandelier National Park, 1.12mb)
• Chapter Five (Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, 135kb)
• Chapter Six (Bryce Canyon National Park, 822kb)
• Chapter Seven (Canyonlands National Park, 647kb)
• Chapter Eight (Capital Reef National Park, 170kb)
• Chapter Nine (Grand Canyon National Park, 670kb)
• Chapter Ten (Great Sand Dunes National Park, 299kb)
• Chapter Eleven (Mesa Verde National Park, 583kb)
• Chapter Twelve (Petrified Forest National Park, 399kb)
• Chapter Thirteen (Zion National Park, 132kb)
• Chapter Fourteen Summary (76kb)
• Appendix (107kb)
• Great Lakes Region
  • Assessment of Air Quality and Air Pollutant Impacts in Isle Royale National Park and Voyageurs National Park (pdf .5 mb)
• Pacific Northwest Region
  • Why Federal Land Managers in the Northwest are Concerned about Nitrogen Emissions (December 2004, pdf .8mb)
  • Final Report, Status of Air Quality and Effects of Atmospheric Pollutants on Ecosystem in the Pacific Northwest Region of the National Park Service, October 1994
  • Final Report, Part One (Executive Summary, Regional Characteristics: Crater Lake NP, Craters of the Moon NM, Mount Rainier NP, North Cascades NP, Olympic NP, 499kb)
  • Final Report, Part Two (Class I Areas: Crater Lake NP, Craters of the Moon NM, Mount Rainier NP, 1.01mb)
  • Final Report, Part Three (Class I Areas: North Cascades NP, Olympic NP, 687kb)
  • Final Report, Part Four (Interim Guidelines and Literature Cited, 208kb)
• Rocky Mountain and Northern Great Plains Regions
  • Assessment of Air Quality and Air Pollutant Impacts in National Parks of the Rocky Mountains and Northern Great Plains, August 1998
    • Table of Contents (46kb)
    • Executive Summary (28kb)
    • Chapter One Introduction (541kb)
    • Chapter Two (Regional Characteristics, 783kb)
    • Chapter Three (Rocky Mountain National Park, 2.56mb)
    • Chapter Four (Grand Tetons National Park, 678kb)
    • Chapter Five (Yellowstone National Park, 887kb)
    • Chapter Six (Glacier National Park, 566kb)
    • Chapter Seven (Theodore Roosevelt National Park, 3.06mb)
    • Chapter Eight (Wind Cave National Park, 566kb)
    • Chapter Nine (Badlands National Park, 988kb)
    • Chapter Ten Literature Cited (93kb)
    • Chapter Eleven Appendix (28kb)
    • Acknowledgements (14kb)
    • Acronyms (49kb)
    • List of Figures (33kb)
    • List of Tables (76b)

Network Specific:

• Assessing the Risk of Foliar Injury from Ozone on Vegetation in Parks in:
  • Appalachian Trail Network(October 2004, pdf 367kb)
  • Appalachian Highlands Network (October 2004, pdf 134kb)
  • Arctic Network (October 2004, pdf 79kb)
  • Central Alaska Network (October 2004, pdf 93kb)
  • Chihuahuan Desert Network (October 2004, pdf 146kb)
  • Cumberland Piedmont Network (October 2004, pdf 214kb)
  • Eastern Rivers and Mountains Network (October 2004, pdf 179kb)
  • Great Lakes Network (October 2004, pdf 182kb)
  • Greater Yellowstone Network (October 2004, pdf 115kb)
  • Gulf Coast Network (October 2004, pdf 154kb)
  • Heartland Network (October 2004, pdf 233kb)
  • Klamath Network (October 2004, pdf 144kb)
  • Mediterranean Coast Network (October 2004, pdf 115kb)
  • Mid-Atlantic Network (October 2004, pdf 185kb)
  • Mojave Desert Network (October 2004, pdf 139kb)
  • National Capital Region Network (October 2004, pdf 198kb)
  • Northeast Coastal and Barrier Network (October 2004, pdf 166kb)
  • North Coast and Cascades Network (October 2004, pdf 147kb)
  • Northern Colorado Plateau Network (October 2004, pdf 216kb)
  • Northeast Temperate Network (October 2004, pdf 184kb)
  • Northern Great Plains Network (October 2004, pdf 200kb)
  • Pacific Island Network (October 2004, pdf 83kb)
  • Rocky Mountain Network (October 2004, pdf 141kb)
  • Southern Colorado Plateau Network (October 2004, pdf 249kb)
  • Southeast Alaska Network (October 2004, pdf 78kb)
  • Southeast Coast Network (October 2004, pdf 244kb)
  • San Francisco Bay Area Network (October 2004, pdf 125kb)
  • South Florida/Caribbean Network (October 2004, pdf 125kb)
  • Sierra Nevada Network (October 2004, pdf 118kb)
  • Sonoran Desert Network (October 2004, pdf 175kb)
  • Southern Plains Network (October 2004, pdf 167kb)
  • Southwest Alaska Network (October 2004, pdf 107kb)
  • Upper Columbia Basin Network (October 2004, pdf 156kb)
• Gulf Coast Network
  • Compilation and Synthesis of Existing Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) and Heavy Metals Data for Gulf Coast Network National Parks (October 2005, pdf 3.18mb)
  • Bibliography and Web Sources (pdf .53kb)
• National Capital Region and Mid-Atlantic Region
  • Contaminant Exposure and Potential Effects on Terrestrial Vertebrates Residing in the National Capital Region Network and the Mid-Atlantic Network (2006)

Park Specific:

• Acadia Air Quality Research Strategy
• Alpine Vegetation Workshop: Response of Alpine and Subalpine Plant Species to Changes in Atmospheric Nitrogen Deposition (November 2008, pdf 310kb)
• Assessment of Lake Sensitivity to Acidic Deposition in National Parks of the Rocky Mountains (2009, pdf 1.58mb)
• Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve: 2004 Integrated Report for Scene Monitoring (June 2005, pdf 1.5mb)
• Inferring Critical Nitrogen Deposition Loads to Alpine Lakes of Western National Parks and Diatom Fossil Records Final Report (February 2009, pdf 460kb)
• Nitrogen Deposition: Issues and Effects in Rocky Mountain National Park (March 2004, pdf 667kb)
• Ozone Pollution Damage to Growth and Physiology of Native Trees and Wildflowers in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Final Report (June 2006, pdf 594kb)
• Rocky Mountain National Park Air Quality Initiative, Regulatory and Non-Regulatory Options (March 2005, pdf 142kb)
• Rocky Mountain Atmospheric Nitrogen and Sulfur Study (RoMANS) Report (October 2009)
• Volume 1 (pdf 4.8mb)
• Volume 2 (pdf 15.6mb)
• Appendix 1 (pdf 498kb)
• Appendix 2 (pdf 2.0mb)
• Appendix 3 (pdf 2.5mb)
• Peer Review Plan (pdf 48kb)
• Translating science into policy: Using ecosystem thresholds to protect resources in Rocky Mountain National Park (October 2007, pdf 574kb)
• 2004-2005 Yellowstone Winter Air Quality Study Report (December 2005, pdf 1.6mb)
• 2003-2004 Yellowstone Winter Air Quality Overview Report (March 2005, pdf 120kb)
• Yosemite National Park and Kings Canyon National Park - Ozone Uptake in Relation to Water Availability in Ponderosa Pine Forests: Measurements, Modeling, and Remote Sensing, Final Report (2004, pdf 2.05mb)

General Reports with Park Specific Information:

• Air Quality Concerns Related to Snowmobile Usage in National Parks (February 2000, pdf 282kb)
• Air Quality in the National Parks (Fall 2002 pdf 41.2mb)
• Cover and Table of Contents (4.2mb)
• Executive Summary (567kb)
• Chapter One (4.5mb)
• Chapter Two (10.9mb)
• Chapter Three (3.9mb)
• Chapter Four (6.9mb)
• Chapter Five (1.9mb)
• Data Tables Listing Parks and Air Quality Trends (9.4mb)
• 2005 Annual Performance Report: Air Quality in National Parks (March 2006, pdf .7mb)
• 2004 Annual Performance Report: Air Quality in National Parks (February 2005, pdf .8mb)

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