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science of managing wildlife populations and their habitats to achieve a goal
What is Wildlife Management?
maximum population size of a species the habitat can support
What is Carrying Capacity?
act of capturing and transporting wildlife from one location to another
What is Translocating?
act of maintaining and using natural resources in a manner which will preserve them for future generations
What is Conservation?
geographic boundaries in which a species could occur and outside of which species will not be able to survive
What is Extent of Occurrence?
occurs when populations are low or during seasons when most offspring are born
What are Periods of Vulnerability?
physical environment where an animal lives
What is a Habitat?
gradual change from one sere to another as an ecosystem moves towards a climax community
What is Succession?
actual geographic boundaries in which species are found
What is Area of Occupancy?
number of species which can be taken without hurting the population
What is Sustainable Yield?
any part of an animal’s environment providing protection and enhancing the survival of the animal
What is Cover?
stage of plant growth in an ecosystem which adapts in a series from uncolonized community to climax community where the ecosystem reaches a stable plant community
What is Sere?
number of individuals concentrated within a geographic range
What is Population?
maximum number of individual fish or game animals allowed to be caught or killed by one person within a given period
What is Bag Limits?
area covered by an individual’s routine movements and activities
What is Home Range?
disruption in a sere which changes a plant community, usually to an earlier sere
What is Disturbance?
having a population exceeding carrying capacity or the ability for the environment to sustain a healthy population
What is Over-Abundant Species?
use of mechanics to capture or kill furbearers
What is Trapping?
methods aimed to ultimately benefit wildlife by maintaining or improving habitats
What are Habitat Management Techniques?