Jeff Marion, Ph.D. (Former Employee)
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A Review and Synthesis of the Scientific Information Related to the Biology and Management of Species of Special Concern at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North Carolina A Review and Synthesis of the Scientific Information Related to the Biology and Management of Species of Special Concern at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North Carolina
The U.S. Geological Survey's Patuxent Wildlife Research Center (PWRC) conducted a study for the National Park Service (NPS) Southeast Region, Atlanta, GA, and Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CAHA) in North Carolina to review, evaluate, and summarize the available scientific information for selected species of concern at CAHA (piping plovers, sea turtles, seabeach amaranth, American...
Authors
Jonathan B. Cohen, R. Erwin, John French, Jeffrey Marion, J. Meyers
Exploring visitor acceptability for hardening trails to sustain visitation and minimize impacts Exploring visitor acceptability for hardening trails to sustain visitation and minimize impacts
Protected natural area managers are challenged to provide high quality recreation opportunities and ensure the protection of resources from impacts associated with visitation. Development of visitor use facilities and application of site hardening practices are commonly applied tools for achieving these competing management objectives. This study applies stated choice analysis to examine...
Authors
K.L. Cahill, J. L. Marion, S.R. Lawson
Wildlife feeding in parks: methods for monitoring the effectiveness of educational interventions and wildlife food attraction behaviors Wildlife feeding in parks: methods for monitoring the effectiveness of educational interventions and wildlife food attraction behaviors
Opportunities to view and interact with wildlife are often an important part of high quality recreational experiences. Such interactions frequently include wildlife feeding, resulting in food-conditioned behaviors that may cause harm to both wildlife and visitors. This study developed and applied efficient protocols for simultaneously evaluating wildlife feeding-related behaviors of...
Authors
Jeffrey Marion, Robert Dvorak, Robert Manning
Managing visitor impacts in parks: A multi-method study of the effectiveness of alternative management practices Managing visitor impacts in parks: A multi-method study of the effectiveness of alternative management practices
How can recreation use be managed to control associated environmental impacts? What management practices are most effective and why? This study explored these and related questions through a series of experimental ?treatments? and associated ?controls? at the summit of Cadillac Mountain in Acadia National Park, a heavily used and environmentally fragile area. The treatments included five
Authors
L.O. Park, J. L. Marion, R.E. Manning, S.R. Lawson, C. Jacobi
Environmental Impacts of mountain biking: Science review and best practices Environmental Impacts of mountain biking: Science review and best practices
No abstract available.
Authors
J. L. Marion, J. Wimpey
Minimising visitor impacts to protected areas: The efficacy of low impact education programmes Minimising visitor impacts to protected areas: The efficacy of low impact education programmes
Protected area managers, tourism providers, and other organisations commonly employ education programmes to address visitation-related impairment of natural and cultural resources, social conditions, and neighbouring communities. These programmes have different names (Leave No Trace, Codes of Conduct, Environmental Guidelines for Tourists) but share common objectives: to sustain...
Authors
J. L. Marion, S. Reid
Less typical now: A 1970s retrospective Less typical now: A 1970s retrospective
No abstract available.
Authors
J. L. Marion
Enhancing the interpretation of stated choice analysis through the application of a verbal protocol assessment Enhancing the interpretation of stated choice analysis through the application of a verbal protocol assessment
A stated choice survey was employed to evaluate the relative importance of resource, social, and management attributes by asking visitors to select preferred configurations of these attributes. A verbal protocol assessment was added to consider how respondents interpret and respond to stated choice questions applied to hikers of a popular trail at Acadia National Park. Results suggest...
Authors
K.L. Cahill, J. L. Marion, S.R. Lawson
Assessing and Understanding Trail Degradation: Results from Big South Fork National River and Recreational Area Assessing and Understanding Trail Degradation: Results from Big South Fork National River and Recreational Area
This report describes results from a comprehensive assessment of resource conditions on a large (24%) sample of the trail system within Big South Fork National River and Recreational Area (BSF). Components include research to develop state-of-knowledge trail impact assessment and monitoring methods, application of survey methods to BSF trails, analysis and summary of results, and...
Authors
J. L. Marion, N. Olive
Frontcountry recreation site and trail conditions: Haleakala National Park: Research Report Frontcountry recreation site and trail conditions: Haleakala National Park: Research Report
No abstract available.
Authors
Jeffrey Marion, K.A. Hockett
Monitoring trail conditions: New methodological considerations Monitoring trail conditions: New methodological considerations
The U.S. National Park Service (NPS) accommodates nearly 300 million visitors per year, visitation that has the potential to produce negative effects on fragile natural and cultural resources. The policy guidance from the NPS Management Policies recognizes the legitimacy of providing opportunities for public enjoyment of parks while acknowledging the need for managers to “seek ways to...
Authors
Jeffrey Marion, Yu-Fai Leung, Sanjay Nepal
Structure creep: managing the A.T. camping experience Structure creep: managing the A.T. camping experience
No abstract available.
Authors
J. L. Marion
Science and Products
Filter Total Items: 123
A Review and Synthesis of the Scientific Information Related to the Biology and Management of Species of Special Concern at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North Carolina A Review and Synthesis of the Scientific Information Related to the Biology and Management of Species of Special Concern at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North Carolina
The U.S. Geological Survey's Patuxent Wildlife Research Center (PWRC) conducted a study for the National Park Service (NPS) Southeast Region, Atlanta, GA, and Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CAHA) in North Carolina to review, evaluate, and summarize the available scientific information for selected species of concern at CAHA (piping plovers, sea turtles, seabeach amaranth, American...
Authors
Jonathan B. Cohen, R. Erwin, John French, Jeffrey Marion, J. Meyers
Exploring visitor acceptability for hardening trails to sustain visitation and minimize impacts Exploring visitor acceptability for hardening trails to sustain visitation and minimize impacts
Protected natural area managers are challenged to provide high quality recreation opportunities and ensure the protection of resources from impacts associated with visitation. Development of visitor use facilities and application of site hardening practices are commonly applied tools for achieving these competing management objectives. This study applies stated choice analysis to examine...
Authors
K.L. Cahill, J. L. Marion, S.R. Lawson
Wildlife feeding in parks: methods for monitoring the effectiveness of educational interventions and wildlife food attraction behaviors Wildlife feeding in parks: methods for monitoring the effectiveness of educational interventions and wildlife food attraction behaviors
Opportunities to view and interact with wildlife are often an important part of high quality recreational experiences. Such interactions frequently include wildlife feeding, resulting in food-conditioned behaviors that may cause harm to both wildlife and visitors. This study developed and applied efficient protocols for simultaneously evaluating wildlife feeding-related behaviors of...
Authors
Jeffrey Marion, Robert Dvorak, Robert Manning
Managing visitor impacts in parks: A multi-method study of the effectiveness of alternative management practices Managing visitor impacts in parks: A multi-method study of the effectiveness of alternative management practices
How can recreation use be managed to control associated environmental impacts? What management practices are most effective and why? This study explored these and related questions through a series of experimental ?treatments? and associated ?controls? at the summit of Cadillac Mountain in Acadia National Park, a heavily used and environmentally fragile area. The treatments included five
Authors
L.O. Park, J. L. Marion, R.E. Manning, S.R. Lawson, C. Jacobi
Environmental Impacts of mountain biking: Science review and best practices Environmental Impacts of mountain biking: Science review and best practices
No abstract available.
Authors
J. L. Marion, J. Wimpey
Minimising visitor impacts to protected areas: The efficacy of low impact education programmes Minimising visitor impacts to protected areas: The efficacy of low impact education programmes
Protected area managers, tourism providers, and other organisations commonly employ education programmes to address visitation-related impairment of natural and cultural resources, social conditions, and neighbouring communities. These programmes have different names (Leave No Trace, Codes of Conduct, Environmental Guidelines for Tourists) but share common objectives: to sustain...
Authors
J. L. Marion, S. Reid
Less typical now: A 1970s retrospective Less typical now: A 1970s retrospective
No abstract available.
Authors
J. L. Marion
Enhancing the interpretation of stated choice analysis through the application of a verbal protocol assessment Enhancing the interpretation of stated choice analysis through the application of a verbal protocol assessment
A stated choice survey was employed to evaluate the relative importance of resource, social, and management attributes by asking visitors to select preferred configurations of these attributes. A verbal protocol assessment was added to consider how respondents interpret and respond to stated choice questions applied to hikers of a popular trail at Acadia National Park. Results suggest...
Authors
K.L. Cahill, J. L. Marion, S.R. Lawson
Assessing and Understanding Trail Degradation: Results from Big South Fork National River and Recreational Area Assessing and Understanding Trail Degradation: Results from Big South Fork National River and Recreational Area
This report describes results from a comprehensive assessment of resource conditions on a large (24%) sample of the trail system within Big South Fork National River and Recreational Area (BSF). Components include research to develop state-of-knowledge trail impact assessment and monitoring methods, application of survey methods to BSF trails, analysis and summary of results, and...
Authors
J. L. Marion, N. Olive
Frontcountry recreation site and trail conditions: Haleakala National Park: Research Report Frontcountry recreation site and trail conditions: Haleakala National Park: Research Report
No abstract available.
Authors
Jeffrey Marion, K.A. Hockett
Monitoring trail conditions: New methodological considerations Monitoring trail conditions: New methodological considerations
The U.S. National Park Service (NPS) accommodates nearly 300 million visitors per year, visitation that has the potential to produce negative effects on fragile natural and cultural resources. The policy guidance from the NPS Management Policies recognizes the legitimacy of providing opportunities for public enjoyment of parks while acknowledging the need for managers to “seek ways to...
Authors
Jeffrey Marion, Yu-Fai Leung, Sanjay Nepal
Structure creep: managing the A.T. camping experience Structure creep: managing the A.T. camping experience
No abstract available.
Authors
J. L. Marion