Vulnerability and fragility risk indices for non-renewable resources

• Published in: Environmental monitoring and assessment Vol. 190; no. 7; pp. 373 - 11
• Main Authors: Miller, Anne E., Steele, Nicholas, Tobin, Benjamin W.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.07.2018; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Anthropogenic factors; Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution; Canyons; Caves; Climate change; Earth and Environmental Science; Ecology; Ecotoxicology; Environment; Environmental Management; Environmental monitoring; Environmental science; Fossils; Fragility; Frameworks; Human influences; Methods; Monitoring; Monitoring/Environmental Analysis; National parks; Natural disturbance; Nonrenewable resources; Paleontology; Protected areas; Renewable resources; Resource management; Resources; Sustainable yield; Vulnerability; United States > US; Protected areas; Grand Canyon National Park; Cave and karst; Vulnerability assessment; Paleontology; Non-renewable resources

Protected areas are tasked with mitigating impacts to a wide range of invaluable resources. These resources are often subject to a variety of potential natural and anthropogenic impacts that require monitoring efforts and management actions to minimize the degradation of these resources. However, du...