NRES 348 FINALS Guide Questions with Complete
Solutions
Forest Management
1. Must use different methods of management (silviculture, even-aged, uneven-aged) and tree-
cutting methods (clear-cut, shelterwood cut, group-selection cut)
2. Manage habitat for wildlife by determining food, breeding, and shelter needs
Prairie Chicken
The Yield Curve
Relationship between growth and population size
L5
Prairie Management
Allow disturbances for management (fires)
- Annual weeds are biggest management challenge
Wetland Habitat
Issues
- Erratic water levels
- Invasive species (crustaceans)
- % of open water: vegetation can overtake
Management
- Create a wetland that to 50/50 water and vegetation
- Raising water levels and drying out wetlands can be used to wipe out plants
,What is the biggest challenging facing fish and wildlife conservation?
Habitat Loss and lower survival rates
Adaptative Management
Making decisions as part of an on-going process and monitoring results of actions as they occur.
Human Dimensions
Provides managers with information about
- Management acceptability
- Preferences
- Attitudes
Grassland Management
o Larger grasslands (increase size, increase area)
o Increase structural diversity
o Enhance connectivity among grassland patches
o Increase the quality of the matrix
o Eliminate mid-season mowing or time appropriately
o Eliminate & control encroachment of woody vegetation
o Control grazing intensity
o Prescribed burns
Shrublands
Issues
- Shrublands are overtaken by forests overtime
, - Urbanization affects environment such as increased predators or less space
- Expensive to maintain with little reward
Management
- Allow natural processes such as beaver dams and prescribed fires
- Larger patches are better for conservation than smaller/isolated patches (due to predation)
- Wetter soils are better to promote vegetation growth
Typical animals
- American woodcock
Direct Management
Acting on population's number to maintain it by altering food supply or habitat, even predators.
Landscape Management
The extended care of existing landscapes, usually under terms of a contract
Behavioral Management for Wildife
Changing behavior of wildlife to improve their survivability
- Teaching them to avoid roads and find alternative ways to cross
Goals of Management
Increase
- Land area for species
Decrease
- invasive species
Leave Alone
Solutions
Forest Management
1. Must use different methods of management (silviculture, even-aged, uneven-aged) and tree-
cutting methods (clear-cut, shelterwood cut, group-selection cut)
2. Manage habitat for wildlife by determining food, breeding, and shelter needs
Prairie Chicken
The Yield Curve
Relationship between growth and population size
L5
Prairie Management
Allow disturbances for management (fires)
- Annual weeds are biggest management challenge
Wetland Habitat
Issues
- Erratic water levels
- Invasive species (crustaceans)
- % of open water: vegetation can overtake
Management
- Create a wetland that to 50/50 water and vegetation
- Raising water levels and drying out wetlands can be used to wipe out plants
,What is the biggest challenging facing fish and wildlife conservation?
Habitat Loss and lower survival rates
Adaptative Management
Making decisions as part of an on-going process and monitoring results of actions as they occur.
Human Dimensions
Provides managers with information about
- Management acceptability
- Preferences
- Attitudes
Grassland Management
o Larger grasslands (increase size, increase area)
o Increase structural diversity
o Enhance connectivity among grassland patches
o Increase the quality of the matrix
o Eliminate mid-season mowing or time appropriately
o Eliminate & control encroachment of woody vegetation
o Control grazing intensity
o Prescribed burns
Shrublands
Issues
- Shrublands are overtaken by forests overtime
, - Urbanization affects environment such as increased predators or less space
- Expensive to maintain with little reward
Management
- Allow natural processes such as beaver dams and prescribed fires
- Larger patches are better for conservation than smaller/isolated patches (due to predation)
- Wetter soils are better to promote vegetation growth
Typical animals
- American woodcock
Direct Management
Acting on population's number to maintain it by altering food supply or habitat, even predators.
Landscape Management
The extended care of existing landscapes, usually under terms of a contract
Behavioral Management for Wildife
Changing behavior of wildlife to improve their survivability
- Teaching them to avoid roads and find alternative ways to cross
Goals of Management
Increase
- Land area for species
Decrease
- invasive species
Leave Alone
