Species
A species that is known as the keystone species in the Serengeti
Wildebeest
The ___ by ____ initiative is a goal where we aim to conserve thirty percent of United States Land by the year of 2030.
30 by 30 initiative
A person, group or organization that has an interest in decision making processes
Interest Holder
Give 2 examples of human activities that impact an ecosystem
Recreation, farming, hunting, fishing, construction
What are some reasons as to why interest holders might be involved in conservation decisions?
cost, services, environmental reasons, employment
The maximum population of a species that the ecosystem can sustain/support
carrying capacity
What was the reason the Serengeti expanded its boundaries?
To encompass wildebeest migration patterns
What is an animal called that only eats plants?
Herbivore
In the Serengeti, wildebeest have many interactions with other species. Give 2 examples of species that would be affected if Wildebeest populations decreased.
increase in grass, decrease in zebra, decrease in lions
What is an example of an environmental disturbance that would cause species populations to decrease?
Fires, drought, disease, climate change
What are some examples of limiting factors when it comes to wildebeest?
grass amount, grass availability, grass nutrition
Having a road that bisects the Serengeti Park would be a major problem because..
it would block the wildebeest migration, less food availability of grass due to the loss of access= decrease in WB populations ( and many other populations) as they are a keystone species
The variety of many different, diverse species living in an ecosystem is called what?
Biodiversity
Give 3 reasons humans feel a obligation to conserve ecosystems and environments
A connection to animals/nature, a love for recreation, biological data for environmental studies, pride or cultural reasons, preservation of resources (food, water, minerals)
Give an 3 examples of interest holder when it comes to the Serengeti road proposal
tourists, scientists, local tribes
Species that only eat meat are called what?
carnivores
How did the European colonists and Maasai people differ in their beliefs of nature-human relationships?
Europeans put men above all
Maasai believed nature and people were all connected
A species that impacts many other species and has many interactions in the ecosystem is called what?
A keystone species
Give an example of 2 different interactions hyenas have with other animals (how do they impact other species)
Decrease wildebeest populations, fight and are killed by lions, decrease zebra populations
If the Serengeti suffered through 6 month drought, what would happen to wildebeest populations?
Populations would decrease drastically due to grass shortage
Predators that are at the top of the food chain with little to no predators of their own are called what?
Apex predators
What are 3 laws in place for the Serengeti conservation area?
No hunting/poaching, no humans living in the park, no construction in the park, no farming or agriculture in the park
An effort to protect or keep something the same or stable in an ecosystem
conservation
The ability for a species or ecosystem to overcome or come back from a disturbance (example fires, floods, droughts) is called what?
Biological resilience
Why are hyenas and lions typically not found in the same territories?
They are in competition with one another over prey items (food) and fight with one another.