Ch. 11 Flashcards
Soil, freshwater, wild animals, and timber are examples of…
Renewable Sources
Maximum sustainable yield, ecosystem-based management, and adaptive management are three approaches to….
Resource Management
Most of the world’s remaining forests are either boreal forest or
Tropical Rain Forest
Logging method that would most likely result in regrowth?
Clear-cutting
Clear-cutting is a timber harvesting method in which
All of the trees in an area are cut
Deforestation has the greatest impact on biodiversity
In tropical and arid regions
encourages salvage logging and prescribed burning on national forest land.
The Healthy Forests Resortation Act
Salvage logging can…
promote wildfires
The policy of multiple use requires that national forests be managed for
Timber, wildlife habitat, and recreation.
When paper has a Forest Stewardship Council logo on it, the paper is
Made from sustainably harvested wood.
What is the challenge of resource management?
Balancing the need of the people for a resource and the need of the ecosystem for resources.
Goal of maximum sustainable yield in terms of the logistic growth curve.
The aim is to keep the population on the steep part of the curve.
The goal of the ecosystem-based management is…
To harvest resources in ways that minimize impact on ecosystems, and on the ecological processes that provide the resources.
Six steps in the cycle of adaptive management.
Assess problem, design, implement, monitor, evaluate, and adjust.
Why do uneven-aged stands of trees offer more biodiversity?
The different ages in the stand of trees offer a greater variety of habitats.
