Ecological Principles
When an area that has been degraded or disrupted is rebuilt (examples: cleaning up pollution, reintroducing animals, etc.)
What is restoration?
caused my pollution, making ecosystems less supportive of the wildlife
What is habitat degradation?
Teddy Roosevelt set aside millions of acres under this legislative act and set the baseline for habitat protection in the US
What is the Antiquities Act?
the northernmost habitat in the Arctic region
What is the tundra?
This habitat receives less than 10 inches of rain per year and is the driest in the world
What is a desert?
Care for systems that are already functioning
What is management?
this type of habitat destruction is created by building housing in an are for more people moving into an area
What is urban sprawl?
What is the Yellowstone National Park Protection Act?
This is the only habitat that has all four seasons, is found at the mid-latitudes, and has trees
What is a deciduous forest?
home to dense, lush vegetation (evergreen trees, vines, ferns, mosses)
What are tropical rainforests?
Means non-use of natural resources and maintains areas as they are
What is preservation?
Vegetation, Wetlands, Food, Wood
What are habitat benefits for people?
This legislation protects 35 national parks and was created by the National Park Service to conserve the scenery, historic objects, and wildlife
What is the National Park Service Act?
also called a boreal forest and dominated by coniferous trees
What is the Taiga?
large flat plains dominated by various species of grasses
What are grasslands?
An example of this is cost-sharing funding and helping to provide money to do what farmers want to do on their property
What is Landowner Support?
non-material benefits such as tourism, recreation, and beauty
What are cultural services?
This president created a restoration plan for the national parks that included employing 1000s of workers after the economic crash of 1929
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
BONUS: these have clay soil as a substrate, which does not allow water to seep into the ground, making them very acidic with very little oxygen in the water
What are bogs?
This is why grasslands don't have trees
What is it doesn't rain enough?
Dr. Doucette's dog
Who is Sylvie?
What are supporting services?
This was established in 1970 to make sure that the impact of any government project on the environment is measured and considered before planning begins
What is the National Environmental Policy Act?
This is described as soil that is frozen most of the year and can't support much life
What is permafrost?
adaptive characteristics of plants in deserts
What are shallow, widespread roots?