Labs
What does CWD stand for?
Coarse Woody Debris
The ESA makes it illegal to to import, export, ______, possess, sell, or transport any endangered or threatened species
"Take"
What triggers leaf fall in the Eastern Deciduous forest?
Day length
Which Invasive species management strategy is most effective right after a species in introduces
Eradication
A slope facing which direction would you expect to find the earliest snow melt in spring?
South or Southwest
What does WMA stand for?
Wildlife management area
Name one goal of the ESA
To prevents species extinction, to increase the numbers to the point where a species can be de-listed
What are the two primary climatic characteristics for determine a biome?
Temperature (1st)
Precipitation (2nd)
What are the top two causes of global species endangerment?
What pollination strategies are used by pioneer species?
Wind pollination
What special marking does a male monarch have?
black spots or "pouches" on the hind wing
What are the two classification of extinct?
extinct, extinct in the wild
What kind of biome is cold and P<<PET?
Tundra
Ballast water
Besides humans cutting trees, name three causes of disturbance in a Vermont forest.
Ice and snow loading, Fire, Downslope movement, Flooding, Water and ice movement, Insect and disease
What does it mean that Japanese knotweed is allelopathic?
Its rhizomes release a chemical that inhibits the growth of other plants in the area.
Name one of the federal departments that oversee the administration of the ESA
•Department of the Interior (Animals)
•Department of Commerce (Marine)
•Department of Agriculture (Plants)
What is the word to describe the boundary between two different biomes or ecosystems?
Ecotone
Give three characteristics usually shared by species that become invasive.
Few natural enemies
- Predators
- Competitors
- Parasites and diseases
High reproductive rate
Long lived
Good dispersal
Generalists
Pioneer species
Alleleopathy – produce chemicals that inhibit the growth of other plants nearby.
Where you would expect to find the greatest amount of soil erosion? The backslope, the footslope, or the toeslope?
The backslope
Why is fall the best time to inject herbicide into Japanese knotweed?
The plant is moving nutrients and sugars down to its roots in preparation for winter.
Name two possible reasons that an exception permit could be granted for the ESA
Experimental, National Security, Hardship, Pre-existing historical items, Indigenous group rights.
Which biome in North America is the most structurally complex?
What percentage of introduced species survive in the new environment AND become invasive
1%
(10% can survive and 10% of those become invasive)
What is the alpine zone called where trees are stunted and twisted, often growing away from the prevailing wind?
Krumhotz