Wildlife exam: Section 2 Flashcards
What is Pleistocene overkill
The Clovis people killed off biggest animals, lost lots of giant animals
Teddy Roosevelt- Golden age of conservation
- Tripled the size of national forests
- created forest service
- First national wildlife refuge
What is overexploitation
Living off the land or seas in a matter that can’t be sustained
What is the largest threat to terrestrial biodiversity
Habitat loss
What is DDT
- Insecticide used in WW2
- interfere with function of the nervous system
What is propagule pressure
- Quantity
- Quality
- Frequency
pathways of invasion
any path that can transport a species beyond their native range
What is acid rain
Type of rain that is unusually acidic (low level of PH)
How is acid rain caused specifically in connection to power plants
When coal is burned it emits sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides which mix together to form acid rain
How does climate change animals phenology
Climate change can affect when the seasons change
What happens if phenologies are mismatched
Can lead to population decline
What is the IUCN red list
classifies all species into 9 categories of endangerments
IUCN categories
- Extinct
- extinct in the wild
- critically endangered
- endangered
- vulnerable
- near threatened
- least concern
- data deficient
