This era was in direct response to the Era of Overexploitation. During it, there were many laws passed that regulated natural resources.
What is the Era of Protection?
100
This act places a tax on fishing equipment. The money is used for fish conservation.
What is the Dingell-Johnson Act?
100
This is located in Greenwich, England and is used as a starting point for North/South running lines in this system.
What is the Prime Meridian?
100
This is a sampling technique that is free of any and all bias.
What is NONE!?
200
This era occurred during the time period: (pre-settlement) 1600-1849.
What is the Era of Abundance?
200
This is what happens when many people use a good resource, but no one holds responsibility for taking care of it. (Fishing spots)
What is Tragedy of the Commons?
200
These lines run East/West and are 24 miles apart. They run parallel to the Base Line.
What are Standard Parallels?
200
This is a subset of a population that is used to represent a population for simplicity's sake.
What is a sample?
300
This is the era that we are currently in.
What is the Era of Environmental Management?
300
This is a fishing limit that only allows to take a certain number of fish.
What is a Bag Limit?
300
These contain 36 sections that measure 1 mile by 1 mile.
What are Townships?
300
This is a method of securing an animal to avoid injury to it and the researchers. The example given to us was being used on an ungulate (white-tail deer).
What is hobbling?
400
This is the era during which the great auk and passenger pigeon became extinct.
What is the Era of Overexploitation?
400
This is the original system of land management that was used in England and parts of Europe. Resources were "owned" by nobility.
What is the Feudal System?
400
These run North/South and repeat every 6 miles. They measure East/West.
What are Range Lines?
400
This sampling method is highly useful for fish researchers. It is quite safe, but can harm some species, such as salmonids (trout). It can be in boat, backpack, or barge form.
What is electrofishing?
500
This act was passed during the Era of Game Management. It places a tax on hunting equipment. That money goes directly to wildlife conservation.
What is the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act?
500
This act allowed for the purchase of land in the "West" for very cheap. It created a mad rush of settlers trying to stake out prime land.
What is the Homestead Act (1862)?
500
This is the section with the potential for the most error.
What is Section 6?
500
A trammel net is an example of this kind of sampling device. (2 word answer)