Waterfowl conservation Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Conservation Incentives Programs - Answer-Public - NAWCA - US Farm Bill programs Private - NGOs - Leases Incentives - Answer-a payment or concession to stimulate greater output or investment Conservation Easement - Answer-legal agreement between landowner and a land trust or government agency that permanently limits uses of land in order to protect its conservation values Natural Resources Conservation Service - Answer-- the branch of the USDA that purchases easements from landowners f...

FW 104 CSU EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS Pleistocene Overkill Hypothesis Proposes that human activity, particularly overhunting, led to the extinction of large mammals at the end of the Pleistocene around 10,000 years ago as human populations expanded. Market Hunting Era (Era of Exploitation) Spanning from 1850 to 1899, this period reflects a belief in abundant wildlife resources among new American settlers. It resulted in widespread hunting and the loss of species like...

The Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, which retires cropland and restores the land to grasslands, is part of what piece of legislation? - The Farm Bill Select all waterfowl which generally migrate in family units. - Geese Swans The Migratory Bird Conservation Act created the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission in 1929 in order to evaluate and approve federal land for wildlife refuges using federal funding. This commission is made up of the secretary of agriculture, two senato...

William Henry - Answer-- 1891 - set aside 1.2 million acres Gifford Pinchot - Answer-"greatest good for the greatest number in long run" - Friends with Theadore Roosevelt - Appointed first chief forester of U.S. Forest Service Teddy Roosevelt - Answer-- created U.S. park service - 5 national parks - 18 monuments - 51 bird sanctuaries - 100 M acres of national forest John Muir - Answer-- Yosemite - petrified forest - grand canyon - sierra club Aldo Leopold - Answer-- The Land Ethi...

_____________ factors effects occur through the interaction of animals, plants and other organisms. - biotic A large plot of land in a grassland ecosystem was converted for agriculture. After four decades of agricultural use the land was abandoned and began to revert to its original grassland state. This is an example of which of the following? - Secondary succession A wetland with woody plants, saturated/slow moving water and a lack of oxygen in the soil can be described as a _____. - swa...

In 1804, ____ began a journey into America's heartland; a journey which led to fame - Answer-lewis and clark _______ families composed more than 90 percent of the population in colonial America - Answer-rural _____ colonists cleared forests to build towns and roads, which destroyed wildlife habitat - Answer-English Clearing land was beneficial to white-tailed deer and _____ to passenger pigeons. - Answer-detrimental _____ was used as a method to defeat the Native Americans. - Answer...

Wildlife Conservation and Management Final Exam Questions and Answers In 1840, ________ began a journey into America's Heartland; a journey which led to fame. - CORRECT ANSWER-Lewis & Clark _______ families composed more than 90 percent of the population in colonial America - CORRECT ANSWER-Rural ________ colonists cleared forests to build towns and roads; which destroyed wildlife habitats. - CORRECT ANSWER-English Clearing land was beneficial to white-tailed deer and _________ t...

The Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, which retires cropland and restores the land to grasslands, is part of what piece of legislation? - ANSWER The Farm Bill Select all waterfowl which generally migrate in family units. - ANSWER Geese Swans The Migratory Bird Conservation Act created the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission in 1929 in order to evaluate and approve federal land for wildlife refuges using federal funding. This commission is made up of the secretary of agricultu...

Ducks Unlimited Ecology Conservation & Management Certification Review 2024 Latest Questions and Answers The Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, which retires cropland and restores the land to grasslands, is part of what piece of legislation? - CORRECT ANSWER-The Farm Bill Select all waterfowl which generally migrate in family units. - CORRECT ANSWERGeese Swans The Migratory Bird Conservation Act created the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission in 1929 in order to evalua...

You are studying a forest in Russia. The forest receives an average of 15 inches of rainfall annually and contains primarily coniferous trees. Which of the following is the most likely classification of this forest? - Temperate rainforest Why do temperate grasslands produce the most fertile soils on the earth? - The soil is enriched by decayed roots of grasses and forbs below the surface Why are waterfowl called an indicator species? - They are good indicators of habitat health Who publish...