Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem

Bison grazing near Gibbon River at Madison in Yellowstone National Park.

The Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE) is one of the last remaining large, nearly intact ecosystems in the northern temperate zone of the Earth.[1] It is located within the northern Rocky Mountains, in areas of northwestern Wyoming, southwestern Montana, and eastern Idaho, and is about 22 million acres (89,000 km2).[2] Yellowstone National Park and the Yellowstone Caldera 'hotspot' are within it.[1]

The area is a flagship site among conservation groups that promote ecosystem management. The Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE) is one of the world's foremost natural laboratories in landscape ecology and Holocene geology, and is a world-renowned recreational destination. It is also home to the diverse native plants and animals of Yellowstone.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference ecosystem was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem". The Trust for Public Land. Retrieved August 8, 2018.