Management Facts Flashcards
What is wildlife science based on?
The Scientific Principles
What does wildlife management require when dealing with complex interactions in the environment?
Creative use of the scientific principles`
What are the four basic habitat requirements of all living organisms?
Food, water, space, and cover
What is the ideal habitat for brown thrashers?
Stage 4 shrubs
T/F Habitat requirements are basically the same for wildlife during the summer and winter.
False
What is the term used to provide habitat for as many different wildlife species as possible in an area?
Species Richness
When evaluating habitat for featured wildlife species, who must decide which species are to be favored?
Landowners or the general public
What is usually the best management practice to provide requirements for selected wildlife critters?
Applying management practices that provide requirements that are in the shortest supply
T/F It is impossible to manage habitat for any one species without influencing another species in some manner?
True
The progressive growth from pioneer plants to a climax forest is called?
Succession
What are the different stages in plant succession in order?
1) Bare Ground
2) Annual forbs and grasses
3) Perennial forbs and grasses
4) Shrubs
5) Young woodlands
6) Mature woodlands
How long could a single step in succession take place?
Weeks, months, years, or even centuries
Name three natural factors than can cause succession.
Insect or disease outbreaks, tornadoes, hurricanes, avalanches, ice damage, flooding, fires
What type of disturbance is more frequently credited in alter succession?
Humans
Mixing plots of different successional stages within an area is called what?
Interspersion
The boundary where two or more different types of vegetation or successional stages meet is called?
Edge
What type of edge is it called when a grass pasture meets an oak-hickory forest?
High contrast edge
Is balance of edge with blocks of vegetation is one successional stage desirable or undesirable?
Desirable
What is an area of continuous habitat that permits animals to travel securely from one habitat to another?
Corridor
What is another name for a corridor?
Travel lane
What is the concept used to define the number of different kinds of wildlife found in an area?
Species richness
What is the term that can limit how many animals can live in a habitat?
Carrying capacity
When is carrying capacity usually the greatest?
From late spring through fall
How can a long-term increase in wildlife population be accomplished?
By increasing the habitat’s carrying capacity
