FM Wildlife & Biodiversity Management Flashcards
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An 'umbrella species' in conservation planning refers to a species that:
Answer: Has habitat requirements so broad that protecting it protects many other species
Umbrella species have large habitat needs or specific requirements such that managing land for their conservation simultaneously protects many other species sharing the same ecosystem.
What is the significance of 'habitat connectivity' in forest management for wildlife?
Answer: It allows wildlife to move between habitat patches for feeding, breeding, and genetic exchange
Habitat connectivity—maintained through wildlife corridors, riparian buffers, and landscape-level planning—is essential for wildlife movement, genetic diversity, and species' ability to respond to climate change.
Which practice best describes 'integrated forest and wildlife management'?
Answer: Incorporating habitat objectives into forest management plans alongside timber and other resource goals
Integrated management balances timber production with explicit habitat goals—retaining snags, maintaining stand diversity, scheduling harvests to minimize disturbance during sensitive wildlife periods.
The Endangered Species Act (ESA) requires federal agencies to ensure their actions do not:
Answer: Jeopardize the continued existence of listed species or destroy critical habitat
Section 7 of the ESA obligates federal agencies to consult with USFWS or NMFS to ensure their actions neither jeopardize listed species nor adversely modify designated critical habitat.
What is a 'mast crop' and why is it significant for forest wildlife management?
Answer: The nut and fruit production of trees like oaks and beeches that provides critical wildlife food
Mast crops—acorns, beechnuts, hickory nuts, and other hard and soft mast—are critical seasonal food sources for deer, bears, turkeys, and many other wildlife species in eastern US forests.
Which silvicultural treatment typically provides the greatest short-term benefit to early successional wildlife species like ruffed grouse and American woodcock?
Answer: Clearcutting or heavy partial harvest creating shrubby regeneration
Early successional species require dense, shrubby young forest conditions created by disturbance; clearcutting and heavy harvests mimic natural disturbances and create this essential but declining habitat type.