NRES Final Exam Review
Aldo Leopold's contributions to conservation of wildlife:
Correct Answer - "father" of wildlife management
- the book "Game Management" was the 1st formal integration
of ecological principles w/ management goals
- co-founder of the Wildlife Society
- 1st professor of wildlife/game management
Chronic Wasting Disease effects which species? Correct
Answer Deer
Climate change is? Correct Answer Long term changes in
climate
Density-dependent factors that affect K Correct Answer -
Food
- Space (territories, denning sites, nest cavities)
- Density-dependent epizootics (rabies)
Density-independent factors that affect K Correct Answer -
Weather (storms, cold, drought)
- Density-indepedent diseases (DDT poisoning)
Easter Island is used as an example of where the inhabitants
were good stewards of the land and helped preserve the forests
and natural resources Correct Answer False
Era of Abundance Correct Answer - Most fish and wildlife
species found in high numbers, resource is viewed as limitless
, - Wildlife and fisheries not viewed as restricted "resources",
rather it is viewed by immigrants as a "commons"
- Some laws were passed (bounty on wolves, closed season on
deer, game bird seasons)
Era of Environmental Management Correct Answer -
Significant growth in environmental regulation (First
Endangered Species Act, National Environmental Policy Act,
EPA established)
- 1st "Earth Day" and Clean Air Act
- Significant rise in environmental concerns for biodiversity-
related issues
- concern over global change has generated increased
recognition of environmental issues
Era of Game Management Correct Answer - 1st research and
management programs developed in North America
- Publication of the book "Game Management" in 1933 by Aldo
Leopold
- the Wildlife Cooperative Research Program was established in
1932 at universities and graduate education centers
- the Wildlife Society was established
- Significant legislation (Duck Stamp Act and Pittman-
Robertson Act)
Era of Overexploitation Correct Answer - Wildlife
populations declined because:
* habitats were continually modified
* repeating firearms
* markets for wildlife
- Hunted or trapped to the brink of extinction (beaver and bison)
Aldo Leopold's contributions to conservation of wildlife:
Correct Answer - "father" of wildlife management
- the book "Game Management" was the 1st formal integration
of ecological principles w/ management goals
- co-founder of the Wildlife Society
- 1st professor of wildlife/game management
Chronic Wasting Disease effects which species? Correct
Answer Deer
Climate change is? Correct Answer Long term changes in
climate
Density-dependent factors that affect K Correct Answer -
Food
- Space (territories, denning sites, nest cavities)
- Density-dependent epizootics (rabies)
Density-independent factors that affect K Correct Answer -
Weather (storms, cold, drought)
- Density-indepedent diseases (DDT poisoning)
Easter Island is used as an example of where the inhabitants
were good stewards of the land and helped preserve the forests
and natural resources Correct Answer False
Era of Abundance Correct Answer - Most fish and wildlife
species found in high numbers, resource is viewed as limitless
, - Wildlife and fisheries not viewed as restricted "resources",
rather it is viewed by immigrants as a "commons"
- Some laws were passed (bounty on wolves, closed season on
deer, game bird seasons)
Era of Environmental Management Correct Answer -
Significant growth in environmental regulation (First
Endangered Species Act, National Environmental Policy Act,
EPA established)
- 1st "Earth Day" and Clean Air Act
- Significant rise in environmental concerns for biodiversity-
related issues
- concern over global change has generated increased
recognition of environmental issues
Era of Game Management Correct Answer - 1st research and
management programs developed in North America
- Publication of the book "Game Management" in 1933 by Aldo
Leopold
- the Wildlife Cooperative Research Program was established in
1932 at universities and graduate education centers
- the Wildlife Society was established
- Significant legislation (Duck Stamp Act and Pittman-
Robertson Act)
Era of Overexploitation Correct Answer - Wildlife
populations declined because:
* habitats were continually modified
* repeating firearms
* markets for wildlife
- Hunted or trapped to the brink of extinction (beaver and bison)
