For Pickett & Thompson (1978):

(1) How should disturbance regime impact the minimum size of nature reserves?

(2) How should these rules differ for non-equilibrium disturbances?  What should be the goal

            of conservation planners in such systems?

(3) What can be done if ‘minimum viable areas’ no longer exist for “natural” disturbance regimes?


                                    For Dolan & Hayden  (1978)

(4) Compare trend state, eddy state, and steady state systems.  How do they differ in their
patterns over

            space and time?  How is their impact on reserves different?

(5) How have land managers in USA National Parks dealt with these systems?

(6) How can managing for the wrong type of system damage the reserve?


                                     For Schoenwald-Cox (1988)

(7) What is the difference between natural and generated edges?

(8) What does it imply if a generated edge is the same as an administrative boundary?  And if the

            generated edge crosses into a reserve?

(9) Why is it a good idea to have the generated edge far outside of an administrative boundary?


                                        For  Peters (1988)

(10) How might global climate change impact the ability of a nature reserve to protect
biodiversity?

(11) What types of species might be most endangered by shifting climates?

(12) What things can be done to help reserves better function within a changeable world?


                                    For  Romme & Turner (1991)

(13) What are the three climate scenarios that were modelled for the Yellowstone ecosystem?

(14) What is the major mechanisms that differs between the “Warm-Dry” and “Intermediate” models?

(15) What are the possible outcomes of climate change in the park?