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Biology
Pre-School
04/19/2011

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Ecosystem management
Definition
Land management system that seeks to protect viable populations of native species uses disturbance regimes adopts a planning timeline of centuries allows human use at levels that do not result in ecological degradation
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Goals of ecosystem management
Definition
Maintaining integrity, preventing fragmentation, restoring natural regimes
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Pittman restoration act
Definition
firearms and ammo are taxed to raise money for restoration
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Water pollution control act
Definition
the restoration of aquatic systems
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surface mining control and reclamation act
Definition
claiming surface mining areas
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Comprehensive environmental response compensation and liability act
Definition
bill that contains a superfund ammendment
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Restoration
Definition
Return of ecosystem to former use and condition
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Rehabilitation
Definition
aestetic enhnancement of disturbed land
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Replacement
Definition
Provision of a substitute for original ecosystem
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Reclamation
Definition
Enhancement of disturbed habitat to former or new use
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Compositional
Definition
Restoring original species and structure
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functional
Definition
how ecosystem functions
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example of functions
Definition
productivity, nutrient cycling, water purification
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problems of degraded ecosystems
Definition
soil texture, moisture, stability, nutrients absent, heavy metals, ph, salinity, alien species
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Neil smith prairie restoration
Definition
reintroduced bison and elk, restored degraded farm land
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Everglades restoration
Definition
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Ept test
Definition
ephemeroptera (mayflies), plecoptera (stone flies), tricoptera (cattisflies)
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Index of biotic integrity
Definition
Compares sample of streams to streams considered pristine. Compared species richness, trophic levels, indicator species
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Gap analysis program
Definition
Uses GIS to map common species so they dont become endangered
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