Wetlands: Ecosystem Goods & Services
To be considered a wetland, the area must be covered in _____ all year
shallow water
Immigration is ____ whereas emigration is _____
coming in vs leaving
What year was the Lacey Act passed?
1900
Small game includes
squirrels and rabbits, small fish
The incubation period length
23 to 37 days
Substrate is primarily what kind of soil
hydric soil
Density is divided into which of the two factors?
Independent and dependent
Who published the first textbook on game management?
Aldo Leopold
Binomial nomenclature is...
the process of naming species by providing a name comprised of two parts
Legs placed further up on the body help waterfowl...
Walk on land
Which act was enacted to restore and maintain the chemical, physical and biological integrity of the nation’s waters?
Clean Water Act
Death rate is expressed as the number of deaths per how many individuals per unit of time?
1,000
Which federal agency is responsible for the preservation of unimpaired natural and cultural resources?
National Park Service
Presence of horns
Bovidae
Body plumage is used for these three things...
protection, insulation, mate selection
Aerial roots are a type of ______ that wetland plants had to do to survive
adaptation
This type of factor effect occurs through the interaction of animals, plants and other organisms.
Biotic
The act of capturing and transporting wildlife from one location to another
Translocating
Compact bodies with small heads
Columbidae
_____ ______ are abnormal waterfowl because they have longterm pair bonds and are monomorphic
Whistling Ducks
Refers to the recharge of shallow groundwater contributing to stream flow, even in the absence of precipitation
Baseflow Contribution
Fecundity is the....
potential for reproduction of an organism or population
The science of managing wildlife populations and their habitats to achieve a goal
Wildlife Management
Correctly order the categories of taxonomy in 30 seconds
NOW
Domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
The study of waterfowl anatomy includes these 6 things
− bill shape − body plumage − wing plumage − feet − leg placement − take-off methods