FM Wildlife & Biodiversity Management Flashcards
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What does the term 'biological diversity' encompass in the context of forest management?
Answer: Genetic diversity, species diversity, and ecosystem diversity across spatial scales
Biological diversity includes genetic variation within species, the variety of species present, and the diversity of ecosystems and ecological processes operating across the landscape.
Prescribed fire is used in forest management partly to benefit wildlife by:
Answer: Creating and maintaining open habitat structure and stimulating growth of wildlife food plants
Prescribed fire maintains grasslands and savannas within forest landscapes, promotes native food plants, removes dense undergrowth preferred by some species, and creates the open structure required by many ground-nesting birds and reptiles.
A 'riparian buffer' left along streams during logging operations benefits wildlife primarily by:
Answer: Maintaining streamside habitat, shade, bank stability, and movement corridors for aquatic and terrestrial wildlife
Riparian buffers maintain the complex, moist habitat along streams that is disproportionately rich in species, while also protecting water quality and providing movement corridors through the landscape.
Which of the following best defines 'old-growth forest' from a wildlife management perspective?
Answer: Forest with large trees, multi-layered canopy, abundant snags, and coarse woody debris developed over long periods without major disturbance
Old-growth forests are characterized by large, old trees, structural complexity, multi-layered canopies, large snags, and abundant down wood that supports many species found nowhere else.
The concept of 'green tree retention' in harvest units is designed to:
Answer: Retain biological legacies that accelerate habitat recovery and provide wildlife values post-harvest
Green tree retention keeps live trees of varying sizes and species within harvested areas to provide immediate wildlife habitat, promote structural diversity, and speed the development of complex forest conditions.
What is 'habitat fragmentation' and why is it a concern in forest management?
Answer: Breaking large, continuous forest into smaller isolated patches, reducing habitat quality for many wildlife species
Fragmentation divides contiguous forest into isolated patches surrounded by non-forest land uses, reducing habitat area, increasing edge effects, limiting wildlife movement, and increasing extinction risk for forest-interior species.