Threats to Species
This is the single greatest threat to species, and the “H” in HIPPCO.
What is habitat destruction/fragmentation?
Species with so few members they could soon become extinct.
What are endangered species?
Forest type undisturbed for hundreds of years.
What is old-growth forest?
Unfenced grasslands providing forage for animals.
What are rangelands?
Acronym summarizing major threats to species.
What is HIPPCO?
Raising rare species primarily in captivity merely avoids what?
What is biological extinction?
This 1973 U.S. law requires recovery plans and protects species regardless of economic value.
What is the Endangered Species Act?
Logging only mature and intermmediate aged trees.
What is selective cutting?
Moving grazing herds to reduce overuse.
What is rotational grazing?
Cities consume 75% of resources due to this trend.
What is urbanization?
Species introduced accidentally or deliberately that have no natural predators.
What are invasive species?
This treaty bans international trade of endangered species.
What is CITES?
Fires that burn leaf litter and are generally beneficial.
What are surface fires?
Wetlands provide this specific service because of vegetation and roots?
What is prevention of soil erosion?
Diclofenac for cows is an example of this.
What is unintended consequences?
Poaching and the illegal wildlife trade fall under this HIPPCO threat.
What is overexploitation?
Many species that are endangered or threatened share characteristics with species in this broad category.
What is k-strategists?
The seemingly innocuous event, such as an exploratory logging road, which will inevitably progress to a highly undesirable outcome.
What is the camel’s nose in the tent?
Name any 3 Everglades threats.
What is
Habitat loss
invasive species
pollution
water diversion
What is a method to generate revenues for and influence consumer behavior with respect to negative environmental impacts.
What is full cost pricing?
Process where substances accumulate up the food chain.
What is biomagnification?
What kind of ecosystem service provided by the white rhino could lead to its extinction?
What is a provisioning service?
The pattern of logger, rancher, farmer, developer in subsequent new areas.
What is the logging cycle?
You want to offer an area FULL protection from human activities, so you designate is as this.
What is Wilderness Area?
Take action to prevent harm even without full scientific certainty.
What is the precautionary principle?