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NRES 456 – Midterm Exam Study Guide Questions and Answers 2024

THQ: List 3 elements fundamental to ecosystem management that differentiate from traditional natural resource resource management. (C2) - 1. SPACE- EM focus on holistic, contextual view of the resource seeking to manage- thus looking at the entire ecosystem versus the more site-specific, reductionist focus of TM 2. TIME- EM focuses on long-term sustainability, versus TM's focus on short-term resource extraction and lack of learning or experimentation 3. STAKEHOLDERS- EM involves all ...

NRES 101 Midterm

NRES 101 Midterm

NRES 456 Midterm Exam Practice Questions and Answers Traditional management (5) - Correct Answer️️ -- emphasis on commodities and natural resource extraction - predictability and control - equilibrium perspective: stability, climax communities - site specific - solutions developed by resource management agencies Ecosystem Management - Correct Answer️️ -- emphasis on balance between commodities and ecological integrity - Shifting mosaics - dynamics and resiliency - embracing u...

NRES 101 Midterm 100% VERIFIED SOLUTIONS 2023//2024 T/F: Species diversity increases as you approach the equator - ANSWER True What are possible reasons why more species occur near the equator - ANSWER - More time without geological disruptions (e.g., glaciers) - More niches - Climatic stability - Greater biological productivity What is speciation - ANSWER The formation of 2 species from 1 ancestral species What factors lead to speciation - ANSWER - natural selection - sexual selec...

Traditional management (5) - - emphasis on commodities and natural resource extraction - predictability and control - equilibrium perspective: stability, climax communities - site specific - solutions developed by resource management agencies Ecosystem Management - - emphasis on balance between commodities and ecological integrity - Shifting mosaics - dynamics and resiliency - embracing uncertainty and flexibility - solutions developed through discussions among al...

Wildlife - Ans The practical ecology of vertebrates and their plant and animal associations; free- roaming vertebrate animals; terrestrial or partially terrestrial vertebrates Management - Ans The manipulation of populations or habitats to achieve specific goals; 1. pop size greater, 2. population size smaller, 3. harvest population for continuing yield, 4. leave it alone/protect it, but monitor status Manipulative Management - Ans Acts on a population, either changing its numbers by direct...

Wildlife - Ans "the practical ecology of vertebrates and their plant and animal associations" "free-roaming vertebrate animals" "terrestrial or partially terrestrial vertebrates" most importantly: ""All free living vertebrae animals" Fish/fishes - Ans fish = single species fishes = more than one specie

T/F: Species diversity increases as you approach the equator correct answer: True What are possible reasons why more species occur near the equator correct answer: - More time without geological disruptions (e.g., glaciers) - More niches - Climatic stability - Greater biological productivity What is speciation correct answer: The formation of two species from one ancestral species What factors lead to speciation correct answer: - natural selection - sexual selection - genetic d...