Nrm 1401 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Who was our most conservation minded President? - correct answer Theodore Rosevelt What is Natural Resources Management? - correct answer art and science of the analysis, planning, direct manipulation and/or preservation and restoration of critical elements of the natural and modified world. What are some examples of natural resources? - correct answer soil, water, air, vegetation, wildlife What does the term conservation mean? What did it originally mean? - correct answer referred to t...

What is an exotic species? an organism introduced from its native range into an area where the species did not previously exist What is the difference between an exotic species and an invasive species? Are all exotic species invasive? Are all invasive species exotic? invasive species are exotic but harmful to native animals the environment What are the three types of accidental introductions of exotic species? accidental importation, ballast water releases, escapement of ornamental ...

PopulationComposed of all individuals of a single species, at a specific location, during a specific time. Population Ecologyanimals (wild or domestic), plants (cultivated or uncultivated), or even humans and how these populations interact with each other. Recruitmentnumber of new individuals reaching breeding age Fecunditynumber of eggs produced per female Fertility% of eggs that are fertile Population Crashthe local environment cannot sustain population numbers leading to a massive ...

What is Wildlife Management?ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE TO POPULATIONS OF ANIMALS AND THEIR PLANT AND ANIMAL ASSOCIATES IN A MANNER THAT STRIKES A BALANCE BETWEEN THE NEEDS OF THOSE POPULATIONS AND THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE. What do the terms "Wildlife, Feral, Native, Invasive and Exotic" mean?Wildlife-ALL LIVING THINGS OUTSIDE DIRECT HUMAN CONTROL Ferel-AN ANIMAL THAT IS DESCENDED FROM DOMESTICATED ANCESTORS AND THAT IS NOW LIVING IN A WILD STATE NativeInvasive-AN ORGANISM THAT, GIVEN THE RI...

Who was our most conservation minded President? Theodore Rosevelt What is Natural Resources Management? art and science of the analysis, planning, direct manipulation and/or preservation and restoration of critical elements of the natural and modified world. What are some examples of natural resources? soil, water, air, vegetation, wildlife What does the term conservation mean? What did it originally mean? referred to the management, , and minerals as well as the preservation of forests...

sciencethe way we study the world hypothesisfalsifiable statement of cause and effect based on prior knowledge that can be tested or a proposed explanation for a set of observations, something that can be tested • Theory -a broad hypothesis that has been supported by a large and growing body of evidence and has yet to be refuted lawsomething that will always happen, based on repeated Extrinsic Valuecost to make or do something (lumber) Intrinsic Valuewhat something means to you (ethic...

TESTED AND CONFIRMED A+ ANSWERS Definitions & History of Natural Resources Management: Who was our most conservation minded President? Theodore Roosevelt What is Natural Resources Management? art and science of the analysis, planning, direct manipulation and/or preservation and restoration of critical elements of the natural and modified world What are some examples of natural resources? Soil, water, air , vegetation, wildlife, focusing on sustaining ecological communities and quality of ...