Harvest Flashcards
1
Q
Harvest planning process
A
- determining status of the resource/population
- defining goals and objectives of the management program
- establishing management strategies to attain objectives
- determining how closely the applied management strategy achieved the resource/population objective
2
Q
Data analysis unit
A
herd
3
Q
Game management unit
A
manages hunters
4
Q
Measuring harvest
A
success rations mandatory reporting check stations mail surveys telephone surveys population models
5
Q
If current pop>desired levels
A
difference becomes harvestable surplus
6
Q
If current pop < desired levels
A
More restricted harvesting
7
Q
sustained yield
A
the amount of allowable harvest at a particular population size that will maintain that population size
8
Q
maximum yield
A
the largest number of animals or plants that can be harvested from a population and maintain the population at a stable level
attainable when population is kept at (1/2)k
9
Q
Optimum yield
A
the number of animals or plants that can be harvested from a population, taking into account not only biological potential of the population, but also human demands, including aesthetics, ethics, and preservation
