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348 Final Exam Questions With Correct
Detailed Answers.
What are the four essential quantities needed to accurately estimate the population
dynamics of a population - ANSWER- births, deaths, immigration, emigration
Which US President is thought to have had been a conservationist and help start the
conservation movement? - ANSWER- Teddy Roosevelt
The basic unit of fish and wildlife management is the - ANSWER- population
Using the MacArthur-Wilson Model where would you expect the greatest species
richness? - ANSWER- large island near the mainland
Which is the World's longest river - ANSWER- Nile River
In terms of the water cycle, which is greater over oceans? - ANSWER- evaporation
What is additive mortality? - ANSWER- The removal of an individual through harvesting
results in a net increase in the overall mortality rate, merely adding to the losses from
other mortality factors
What are the two components of habitat fragmentation - ANSWER- Habitat loss
Fragmentation
Why do we need to manage habitats as opposed to simply preserving them? -
ANSWER- disturbances, invasive species, natural processes
density dependent vs. density independent functions - ANSWER-
Allee Effect - ANSWER- correlation between population size and mean individual
fitness...higher population equals higher fitness
What is a shelterwood cut? - ANSWER- A forest management practice where a few
large trees are left to provide shade for seedlings
Which habitat is there the least of in Illinois - ANSWER- prairies
What is CRP? - ANSWER- conservation reserve program
What habitats can benefit (for wildlife) from prescribed fires? - ANSWER- Cool-season
grasslands
Prairies
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What are the four essential quantities needed to accurately estimate the population dynamics of a population - ANSWER- births, deaths, immigration, emigration Which US President is thought to have had been a conservationist and help start the conservation movement? - ANSWER- Teddy Roosevelt The basic unit of fish and wildlife management is the - ANSWER- population Using the MacArthur-Wilson Model where would you expect the greatest species richness? - ANSWER- large island near the mainland Which is the World's longest river - ANSWER- Nile River In terms of the water cycle, which is greater over oceans? - ANSWER- evaporation What is additive mortality? - ANSWER- The removal of an individual through harvesting results in a net increase in the overall mortality rate, merely adding to the losses from other mortality factors What are the two components of habitat fragmentation - ANSWER- Habitat loss Fragmentation Why do we need to manage habitats as opposed to simply preserving them? - ANSWER- disturbances, invasive species, natural processes density dependent vs. density independent functions - ANSWER- Allee Effect - ANSWER- correlation between population size and mean individual fitness...higher population equals higher fitness What is a shelterwood cut? - ANSWER- A forest management practice where a few large trees are left to provide shade for seedlings Which habitat is there the least of in Illinois - ANSWER- prairies What is CRP? - ANSWER- conservation reserve program What habitats can benefit (for wildlife) from prescribed fires? - ANSWER- Cool-season grasslands Prairies

Forests What is exurban habitat? - ANSWER- Habitat at the edge of suburban sprawl and natural/rural landscapes Which species does White Nose Syndrom impact - ANSWER- Bats Which taxa is most responsible for the dispersal (long distance movements) of diseases

  • ANSWER- Humans Why are organizations reintroducing Bison to Illinois? - ANSWER- Restore a natural disturbance, or any thing close Why is the Farm Bill so important? - ANSWER- Is associated with large amounts of habitat which is vital to wildlife How have farming practices become more detrimental to wildlife populations? - ANSWER- Cleaner fields, less heterogeneity, more monocultures, more chemicals, more management of fields. What is the proportion of successful invasive plant species to introductions? - ANSWER- 1: Which of these invasive species has a task force that eradicates it when it appears in Illinois? - ANSWER- Kudzu What is the best approach to invasive species management? - ANSWER- Keep the invader out What is conspecific attraction? - ANSWER- The tendency of individuals of the same species to settle near one another Which country is the example for how to conduct environmental conservation - ANSWER- Costa Rica Where do we see the greatest impacts of climate change? - ANSWER- Polar Regions Why do zoos worry about behavior of animals - ANSWER- Their behavior tells us other things about their mental and physical health. Plus it helps us see if they are performing behaviors they would normally do in the wild such as hibernation behaviors What is one benefit and one cost of migration? - ANSWER- Why are too many Wood Duck boxes a bad thing - ANSWER- They are intended to help rebuild population, too many are bad; brood parasitism, end up with ~30 eggs in each box and none get incubated

Forest - worst option, would cast shade over the solar panels, takes a long time to grow, no surrounding forest Grassland - too area sensitive, can't put a big enough plot in Wetland - potential flooding, attracts birds that may fly into panels Keep it as agriculture - money in this option, to keep things coherent, for research purposes, wildlife will stay in habitat rather than into the solar panels, sometimes birds mistake solar panels for water, panels get dirty from agriculture Is there a difference in how you accomplish ecosystem management in Chicago vs. Southern Illinois vs. Central Illinois? - ANSWER- yes - landscapes very greatly, public opinion varies no - ultimate goal is to restore functional ecosystems, steps might differ, but the goal is the same (not the best answer) How do we address mowing roadside? - ANSWER- Local - can readily relate to the area, you could talk to someone more personally and help them see your point of view Township - more easily accessible, who the mowers work for State - torn between local and federal preferences Federal - irrelevant at this level, technically they could put a stop to it What is the best thing you can do at your current home to promote wildlife populations?

  • ANSWER- plant native plants - difficult to find natives for purchase feed wildlife - they get too used to people and wander into urban areas, someone else may shoot them, bird feeding allows for bird watching which many people enjoy create a no-mow area - allows for native species to arise, provides habitat, bad because it harbors seeds of invasive species remove habitat - no keep cats indoors - yes, save birds You have a pond on your estate, what do you do with it? - ANSWER- stock with bass - could be fine stock with trout and salmon - not native to this area do not stock it - helpful to amphibians who look for fishless ponds ask IDNR biologist about it - expert in the field who will know how to best guide you in your pond endeavors, problem is they aren't too creative, not considering biodiversity and will just add fish that you can use recreationally stock it with piranha - obvious problems What is the most pressing issue in wildlife conservation in the Midwest? - ANSWER- climate change - could also affect habitat loss habitat loss - best answer invasive species - not the most pressing human population - good answer, causing habitat loss What is the main focus of ecosystem management in today's day and age - ANSWER- biodiversity

Why is management needed in most ecosystems - ANSWER- we don't have natural disturbance regimes and we have big problems with endangered species ecological succession - ANSWER- creating successional habitats and heterogeniety is important adaptive management - ANSWER- going out there, trying different things, seeing what works, reevaluation based on results Why is it important to understand animal behavior - ANSWER- helps aid in management of species, if you know what they do and what they prefer, then you can work towards that. Example is conspecifics What is the importance of human dimensions - ANSWER- important to know public opinion so that education can occur as well as conservation which two types of habitats are the most area-sensitive? - ANSWER- forests and grasslands, need much space to spread out and flourish which two types of habitats are the least area-sensitive - ANSWER- wetlands and shrublands facts about shrublands - ANSWER- - shrub dominated, with grasses

  • stable state can be maintained by regular or natural disturbance such as fire facts about wetlands - ANSWER- - saturated with water to the point of taking on a distinct ecosystem
  • vegetation, aquatic plants, and hydric soil
  • key roles such as water purification, flood control, and carbon sink
  • most biologically diverse of all ecosystems four common types of management - ANSWER- direct management - dealing directly with a species habitat management - managing habitat in order to manage species landscape management - considers wildlife needs at a broader scale (wildlife corridor that connects two isolated habitat patches) behavioral management - dealing with behaviors to manage species (using conspecifics to attract species to a certain place) four "goals" of a population when under management - ANSWER- increase (endangered), decrease (invasives), leave it alone (fine species), sustainable harvest (species we utilize)

Asian Carp - uproot vegetation and reduce water quality "Tens Rule" of invasive species - ANSWER- 10% of exotic plants will escape into wild, and of these 10% will naturalize, and of those, only 10% will become invasive How do humans play into wildlife ecology? - ANSWER- Their perceptions, economics, policies (deer is property of state/fed/ government....this is not so in Europe) Kirtland's Warbler - ANSWER- Illinois River - ANSWER- 100 - Year Bird Survey - ANSWER- Which country is the example for how to conduct environmental conservation - ANSWER- Costa Rica Where do we see the greatest impacts of climate change? - ANSWER- Polar Regions Why do zoos worry about behavior of animals - ANSWER- Which country is the example for how to conduct environmental conservation - ANSWER- Costa Rica What is the most pressing issue in wildlife conservation in the Midwest? - ANSWER- climate change - could also affect habitat loss habitat loss - best answer invasive species - not the most pressing human population - good answer, causing habitat loss