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ConBio test 3
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Biology
Undergraduate 3
11/20/2012

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3 Delisted species
Definition
Alligator, Baldeagle, brown pelican
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Percent of state and federal money spent on plants
Definition
97%
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Wise Use campaigns
Definition
Place economic considerations on species protection
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safe harbor agreements
Definition
Protect landowners who manage habitat for endangered species if species thrives
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No surprises clause
Definition
Landowner can use land as long as numbers above start
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biosphere reserves
Definition
UN program allowing humans uses in buffer zones (Great Smoky mountains national park)
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In Situ Agricultural Conservation
Definition
Pay locals to grow landraces in place
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Extractive reserves
Definition
Sustainable harvest resources
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Community based initiatives
Definition
Promote conservation and local interests (American samoa National Park)
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Exurb
Definition
Proserous residential area outside suburbs
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Shade coffee
Definition
coffee grown under forest
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Scarlet tanager
Definition
uses shade coffee as habitat
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Fort benning
Definition
contains 66 species of concern and is in cooperative management with the nature conservancy (wood stork, RCW, trillium)
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Ecological restoration
Definition
assist recovery of damaged degraded or destroyed ecosystem
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compensatory mitigation
Definition
Restore area to make up for development of another
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Passive restoration
Definition
no action taken, succession allowed to naturally restore ecosystem
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Rehabilitation
Definition
Replace degraded ecosystem with more productive one
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Partial restoration
Definition
Restore some ecosystem function and dominant species
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Complete restoration
Definition
restore original species composition and function
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Reference sites
Definition
comparative sites to determine natural functioning ecosystem
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Fire scars
Definition
burn marks on trees that determine how frequent fires naturally occur
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black belt
Definition
high pH soils (7-8) near montgomery
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Witness trees
Definition
Land surveys used large trees as markers. they'd blaze tree and take data
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Phytoliths
Definition
silica opal bodies in grass epidermis
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biological criteria
Definition
Determines if goals are met and if success is similar to reference site
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Economic success
Definition
Speed, Cost, Reliability, and Need for long term maintenance
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decommission
Definition
dismantling dam and restoration of stream
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4 R's of network design
Definition
Representation, Resiliency, Redundancy, and reality
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Design size Large or small
Definition
Larger areas give a reduced extinction rate
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watershed
Definition
All water exiting area goes to same place
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Habitat corridors
Definition
strips habitat connecting reserves
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Stepping stones
Definition
island of habitat between reserves
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Ecosystem management
Definition
integrated management of large blocks of land
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stakeholders
Definition
have interest in outcome management
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bioregional management
Definition
Focus large ecosystem that crosses international boundaries
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Mediterranean Action plan
Definition
Coordinates coastal activities between 20 countries
Term
nurse logs
Definition
rotting logs on which plants grow
Term
Regeneration sites
Definition
some tree species use these so seedling can establish with protection
Term
fuel ladder effect
Definition
fires becoming catastrophic due to fire exclusion
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Permanent photo-points
Definition
Monitoring tool using photos to take picture regularly to check management
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Adaptive management
Definition
constant reevaluation and change of plan
Term
Top-Down program
Definition
Governement support for park
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bottom-up program
Definition
Support of local people
Term
buffer zone
Definition
monitored nondestructive activities
Term
Transition zone
Definition
some development and resource extration
Term
seed bank
Definition
collection of seeds stored to extend dormancy (dry conditions, low temperatures)
Term
Landrace (seedbanks)
Definition
Getting variety of seeds from small area
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Recalcitrant seeds
Definition
no dormancy or intolerant cold storage
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clone bank
Definition
grow asexually produced individuals in gardens
Term
Protected land numbers
Definition
12.5% protected, 6% strictly protected
Term
#1 Iucn level of protection in area
Definition
National parks
Term
Conservation easements
Definition
Legal restrictions on land use
Term
distinctiveness
Definition
rarity/endemism, taxonomic status
Term
endangerment
Definition
degree of threat
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utility
Definition
present or potential value to people
Term
focal species
Definition
impetus for protection of area
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flagship species
Definition
charismatic megafauna
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indicator species
Definition
associated with endangered community
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umbrella species
Definition
cast protective shadow over all in habitat
Term
Rap
Definition
Rapid assessment program assess biodiversity in area
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Gap analysis
Definition
determine effectiveness of ecosystem and community conservation
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Seed predator satiation
Definition
Advantage of synchronous flowering and allows plants to prsper
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