Exam 2 - readings Flashcards
In Maigret et al. (2019), the primary focal species of the study was the:
timber rattlesnake
In Maigret et al. (2019), how did they conduct their analysis, and what was the focal habitat component to construct their model?
GIS habitat model, hibernacula
The findings and conclusions of Maigret et al. (2019) suggest that mountain top removal surface coal mining practices cause:
- loss of unique ridgetop communities
- negatively impacts the study focal species
- homogenization of biodiversity on reclaimed mine sites
- major challenges to reclaim these sites assuming current reclamation practice continue
In Walker et al. (2013), the primary focus of the study is:
deforestation and cattle farming
According to Walker et al. (2013), perhaps one of the best solutions to reducing deforestation of amazon rain forest is to raise consumer awareness about:
castles ranched from clear cut forests
In Terbough et al. (2001) a unique situation was created to examine trophic cascades and island biogeography. The event that allowed this was:
construction of a dam fragmented that forest
In Terbough et al. (2001) the trophic group most easily and often first lost to extinction during forest fragmentation events was:
large predators
In Terbough et al. (2001) answer the following as true/false:
Small tree sampling density was much lower on the smallest islands
true
In Terbough et al. (2001) answer the following as true/false:
Leaf cutter ant density was much lower on the smallest islands
true
In Terbough et al. (2001) answer the following as true/false:
Evidence of a top-down trophic cascade was supported in this opportunistic experiment
true
In Terbough et al. (2001) answer the following as true/false:
The long-term (decades) trajectory of the tree community on large islands indicates that they will likely have lower alpha diversity than those on small islands.
false, the will have a higher alpha diversity
