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wildlife/ fishes also include what - ANSWER- all free living animals, involve consumptive
and non consumptive use by humans
management - ANSWER- the manipulation of populations or habitats to achieve specific
goals
4 common management goals - ANSWER- make population bigger/smaller, harvest
pop for continuing yield, leave it alone/protect monitor status
manipulative management when is it used - ANSWER- manipulative changes
population by altering food supply, predators or disease. is done to lower/increase
numbers sometimes for harvest
custodial management when is it used - ANSWER- protects/prevents from outside
influence. for ex. national park, saving endangered species`
ecology - ANSWER- study of interralationships between organisms and their
envirornment
examples of life history - ANSWER- birth, death, reproduction
conservation - ANSWER- sustainable management and use of natural resources
preservation - ANSWER- leaving natural systems or resources as they are
are conservation and preservation mutually exclusive - ANSWER- no
the basic unit of management is the population not - ANSWER- the individual
what does managing a population depend on - ANSWER- a species life history and
habitat associations
management decisions function based on... - ANSWER- biological and non biological
issues
is putting a fence up preservation? - ANSWER- no, we have an impact on everything
3 things that integrate ecosystem management - ANSWER- ecology, socioeconomic
perspectives and institutional perspectives
, what is required for ecosystem management to continue to be effective - ANSWER-
constant assessment and monitoring
adaptive management - ANSWER- making decisions is an ongoing process, new flow
of information helps make the right decisions
why is a chesapeake bay ecosystem important - ANSWER- very important for
biodiversity due to commercial oysters, blue crabs and fisheries such as striped bass
what happened to chesapeake bay - ANSWER- runoff with pestidcides, fertilizers and
heavy metals causes anoxia
impact of native americans on wildlife - ANSWER- possible overkill as important
contributor to mass extinctions
era of abundance - ANSWER- fish and wildlife in high numbers, viewed as commons
what was passed during era of abundance - ANSWER- bounty on wolves, closed
season on deer, bird seasons
what did era of abundance cause - ANSWER- myth of superabundance led to...era of
overexplotation
era of overexplotation - ANSWER- habitats were modified, efficient transportation,
markets for wilidlife, repeating firearms,
what was hunted near extinction in era of overexplotation - ANSWER- bison
laws during era of overexplotation 1850-1899 - ANSWER- first game wardens, hunting
license, first bag limit, first national park
what caused era of protection - ANSWER- populations were at historical lows bison elk,
deer, snowy egret, passenger pigeon, people realized that overexploitation was causing
declines
laws passed in era of protection - ANSWER- lacey act weeks-mclean act
lacey act year - ANSWER- 1925 regulated market hunting, controlled importation of
exotics interstate transport of ilegal game
weeks mclean act year - ANSWER- provided protection for water fowl 1912
migratory bird treaty act - ANSWER- 1917 protection of migratory birds either complete
or through regulation
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