Important Concepts to Review for ESRM 150 Final Exam
Know what these concepts are about and whenever possible understand a real example that illustrates
the importance of the concept to wildlife science. THIS LIST IS TO BE ADDED TO THE OTHER TWO
REVIEW LISTS WE HAVE PROVIDED. REMEMBER THAT THE FINAL EXAM IS COMPREHENSIVE.
Ecological Restoration
Restoration Ecology
Historical Range of Variation (HRV)
Potential natural vegetation types (PNTV)
What is HRV useful for?
When ecological restoration is considered successful?
Ecosystem composition (landscape level, species level)
Ecosystem structure (landscape structure, vegetation structure)
Ecosystem dynamics (disturbance regimes, species interactions)
Trophic interactions between species
Competitive interactions
Mutualistic interactions
Symbiotic species
Facilitation
Ecological succession
Ecosystem functionality
Ecosystem resilience
Ecological theory
Wildlife restoration
Data required for achieving proper wildlife restoration
Management for restoration
Adaptive management
Willow flycatcher example of wildlife restoration
Purpose of protected areas
Large-scale conservation planning
Ecoregions
Biodiversity hotspots
Representativeness
Persistence (in the context of reserve design)
Systematic conservation planning
Stages in systematic conservation planning (know the sequence)
Biodiversity surrogate
Indicator species
Population viability analysis (PVA)
SLOSS (single large or several small) controversy
Advantages/disadvantages of single large reserve
Advantages/disadvantages of several small reserves
GAP analysis
Complementarity (in the context of reserve design)
Irreplaceability (in the context of reserve design)
Vulnerability (in the context of reserve design)
Vulnerability vs. Irreplaceability approach for new reserve prioritizing.
Shape of reserve
Principles of reserve design (degree of protection, size, fragmentation, corridors, stepping stones,
habitat diversity, shape, reserve composition, management, human presence)
UNESCO biosphere reserve model
Ecosystem services
Managing productive lands to maximize multiple ecosystem services
Ecosystem services provided by bats
Activity patterns of bats in different types of coffee plantations and forest fragments in Mexico
Foraging patterns of bats in different types of coffee plantations and forest fragments in Mexico
Species coexistence
Resource partitioning
Habitat partitioning
Forest falcons in the Peruvian Amazonia
Types of zoological institutions
Types of exhibits in zoos
Types of animal enclosures
Goals of today’s zoos
Types of animal management
Training animals at the zoo
Visitor safety at zoos
Other roles beyond the zoo
NRM wolves as nonessential experimental population
Distinctive Population Segment (DPS)
Effective Population Size
Metapopulation
Genetic Connectivity
Genetic Diversity
Natural dispersal decisions
How wolves have started an ecosystem recovery cascade in Yellowstone
Effects of wolves on ungulate diseases
“True” statistics on how much livestock wolves kill (not specific numbers, just general pattern)
Original or historic distribution of gray wolves
Differences between Minnesota wolves and northern Rocky Mountain wolves
Differences between NRM gray wolves and other delisted species
General perceptions of wolves by ranchers and hunters
Why a judge blocked the initial delisting of NRM gray wolves
Wildlife trust doctrine
3 scenarios suggested by Treves and Bruskotter