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It is late spring in a western national park. As the air and soil warm with longer days, the snow melts, and the alpine meadows are increasingly uncovered. Bear move in the lower valleys, and backpackers begin a yearly migration along their favorite routes to camping sites at the high elevations. As the spring turns to early summer, the number of employees and visitors climb, gift shops and restaurants open, the payrolls grow, electricity, water, and gasoline consump tion rise. Underground, sewer systems flow at increased rates, leach fields swell, wildflowers break through along roadways and trails. The pace of life in the park quickens, for the deer, elk, fish, and people.
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Machlis, G.E. (1989). Managing Parks as Human Ecosystems. In: Altman, I., Zube, E.H. (eds) Public Places and Spaces. Human Behavior and Environment, vol 10. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5601-1_11
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