Vocabulary
Act of capturing and translocating wildlife from one location to another
What is translocating?
Maximum population size of a species the habitat can support
What is Carrying Capacity?
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?
Maximum number of individual fish or game animals allowed to be caught or killed by one person witnin a given period
What are bag limits?
Geographic boundaries in which a species could occur and outside of which species will not be able to survive
What is extent of occurrence?
Science of managing wildlife populations and their habitats to achieve a goal
What is wildlife management?
Number of individuals concentrated within a geographic range
What is population?
Any part of an animal's environment providing protection and enhancing the survival of the animal
What is cover?
Use of mechanics to capture or kill furbearers
What is trapping?
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 a sere?
Having a population exceeding carrying capacity or the ability for the environment to sustain a healthy population
What are Over-Abundant Species?
Disruption in a sere which changes a plant community, usually to an earlier sere
What is disturbance?
Physical environment where an animal lives
What is Habitat?
Occurs when Populations are low or during seasons when most offspring are born
What is period of vulnerability?
Gradual change from one sere to another as an ecosystem moves towards a climax community
What is succession?
Act of maintaining and using natural resources in a manner which will preserve them for future generations
What is conservation?
Methods aimed to ultimately benefit by maintaining or improving habitats
What is Habitat Management Technique?
Area covered by an individual's routine movements and activities
What is Home Range?