Chapter 10 IDs: Sustaining Terrestrial Biodiversity, 15^th Edition

 

Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the term. 

 

Core Case Study: Reintroducing the Wolves

1)       Why were the wolves killed?

2)       How were the wolves reintroduced? Why?

3)       DO you agree/disagree with the reintroduction?

 

Human Impacts

4)       Figure 10-2

5)       Why should we care about biodiversity?

 

Maintaining Forests

6)       Why protect forests?

7)       Old growth vs second-growth forest

8)       Tree farms

9)       Deforestation

10)    Fuelwood

11)    Major tree harvesting methods (Figure 10-9) Describe each

 

Case Study: Forest Resources

12)    3 types of fires, describe

13)    Fire management: Pros and Cons

14)    Logging: Pros and Cons

15)    How to reduce demand for trees?

 

Case Study: Tropical Deforestation

16)    Pros and Cons to Tropical Deforestation

17)    Why should we care about Tropical forests?

18)    Causes of Tropical Deforestation

19)    Solutions to Tropical Deforestation

 

Managing and Sustaining Grasslands

20)    Ecological services grasslands provide

21)    Pastures

22)    Overgrazing

23)    Solutions

24)    Cows or Condos

 

National Parks

25)    Threats to National Parks

26)    Stresses on US National Parks

 

Nature Reserves

27)    Why protect land?

28)    Why connect nature reserves

29)    Wilderness

 

Ecological Restoration

30)    Restoration

31)    Rehabilitation

32)    Replacement

33)    Artificial ecosystems