CH9 Protected Areas Flashcards
What organizations establish reserves?
Government agencies
-NGOs (conservation societies, biological field/research stations)
What are some examples of protected areas in the US?
-national parks
-national lakeshores/parks (sleeping bear and pictured rocks)
-national monuments
-sanctuaries.
About how much of the earth’s surface is currently protected? (Land and the Ocean?)
Land: 16%
Ocean: 8%
How do protected areas vary – in terms of their value for conserving biodiversity (consider the range of IUCN categories)
1 is most pretected and 5 is least protected.
1: nature researves and wilderness areas (very strict)
2: national parks
3: national monuments
4: habitat management areas
It is thought more strict areas are of more value.
What is the IUCN Green list?
The very effective protected areas where most success is found.
- effective governance, design, and management
- successful at conserving biodiversity
- respect for local community (includes community accepting them)
- Contributes to climate change response
How are National Monuments being used to protect marine habitats? What changes have occurred/ may occur?
Land is being set aside for preservation by the president (does not need to go through congress).
Old islands in Hawaii were protected and expanded by Obama as monuments to be protected. People cannot go there and have limited access.
How do we know Protected Areas effective in preserving species? What about Marine protected areas?
Protected areas have higher %vegetation and total abundance compared to outside of parks.
Marine protected areas are more difficult but have seccess in protecting breeding grounds to allow population growth
Why are Marine reserves typically harder to protect than terrestrial reserves?
-lesser known
-not self contained
-higher risk from pollution
-boundaries are difficult to establish (no fences or gates)
