>>1390188>It was only until the seventies that managers started abandoning the idea of climax communities and one directional succession. They didn't realize the succession they saw had already been influenced by humans and that the absence of disturbance was an extension of human influence.Ironically the 60's and 70's was when NPS started converting national monuments like Arches and Capitol reef into paved nationalparkinglots in the name of increasing "accessible recreation" for the public
Gotta read some edward abbey f.a.m.
