Important Concepts to Review for ESRM 150 Midterm 2
Know what these concepts are about and whenever possible understand a real example that
illustrates the importance of the concept to wildlife science.
From lectures and guest lectures
Intentional and accidental species introduction
Invasiveness
Vector
Characteristics of good invaders
Economic and ecological impacts of invasions
Hybridization
Disturbance regimes
Predator-free islands
Changes in community structure due to introductions
Quarantine
Eradication
Biological control
Biotic resistance hypothesis
Climate change
Greenhouse gas
Carbon dioxide (historic and present concentrations)
Global mean temperature
Surface vs. Troposphere temperature
Future climate projections
Physical effects of climate change
Snow pack
Fire regime
Sea-level change
Ecological effects of climate change
Projected climate-induced changes in biota
Species distribution shifts
Protected areas and climate change
DDT
Effects of DDT on bird populations
Biological concentration
Example of Bald Eagle and Peregrine Falcon
Persistence (DDT)
Mobility (DDT)
Solubility characteristics of DDT
Biological activity (DDT)
Reproductive failure
Eggshell thickness
Recreation
Relationship between recreation and wildlife
Immediate effects
Whale-watching
Habituation
Predator-prey dynamics
Predictability of disturbance
Frequency and magnitude of disturbance
Timing relative to annual cycle
Properties of the animal (that influence response to disturbance)
Individual/population/community/ecosystem response
Closure
Spatial restrictions
Temporal restrictions
Overexploitation
Bushmeat
Wildlife trade
CITES
Cites Appendices
IUCN
Red list categories
Rarity
Endemism
Niche width
Demographic stochasticity
Environmental stochasticity
Genetic problems
Bottleneck
Founder effects
Inbreeding depression
Heath Hen
Mass extinction
Endangered Species Act (ESA)
Endangered species (under ESA)
Threatened species (under ESA)
Minimum viable population
Masafuera Rayadito
Pileated woodpecker
Home range
Food supplementation
Black-capped vireo (BCVI)
Population model
Empirical models
Mechanistic models
Effects of fire in BCVI populations
Effects of military training in BCVI population
Megachiroptera
Microchiroptera
Echolocation
Bat friendly human structure
Bat habitat requirements
“Dog-hair” forest
Non-consumptive use of wildlife
Wildlife watching participation rates
Birding ethics
Feeding wildlife
Cats indoors!
Landscaping for wildlife
Ecotourism
Leave no trace
From readings
Compensatory Mortality
Additive Mortality
Density Dependent
Density Independent
Winter Dispersal
Overwinter rate of population change
Juvenile dispersal compensate for hunting mortality
16 strategies for wildlife managers to adapt to climate change (summary of main points)
Carbon Legacy
Emissions added per child
Per capita emissions
Why U.S. has much higher per capita emissions than the rest of the world
Adaptive Management Framework
Knowledge-Based Ethic of Lethal Wildlife Control
4 reasons wildlife control programs are effective
7 reasons wildlife control programs fail
2 major commitments of knowledge-based ethic for nuisance wildlife control
4 essential elements of knowledge-based ethic for nuisance wildlife control
Why Canada geese in Bend, OR were killed and what happened to the dead geese