Wetlands
Define "wetlands"
An area that is saturated for all of the year, part of the year, or seasonally with semi-aquatic vegetation.
This method of wildlife management uses fire to reduce underbrush, improve forage, and manage invasive plant species
prescribed burns
These are the only group of mammals capable of true flight.
Bats
This U.S. law, passed in 1973, was designed to protect species at risk of extinction, as well as their habitats.
ESA
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Pack
Wetlands are essential in preventing these types of natural disasters by acting as buffers between land and water bodies.
Floods
The difference between active vs passive management.
active involves directly handling or manipulating an animal itself. Passive is through habitat management or other non-invasive means.
This is the process by which some animals, such as certain reptiles, change their body color in response to environmental factors
camouflage or chromatophores
This act, passed in 1969, requires federal agencies to assess the environmental impacts of their proposed actions through an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).
NEPA (National Environmental Policy Act)
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a clowder
Wetlands are often called the "kidneys of the landscape" because they perform this key role in removing pollutants from water
water filtration
T or F. You must have a wildlife veterinarian present to insert a gps tracker under the skin.
F. You must have a veterinarian present when entering or creating a cavity or using drugs.
The term for animals that are born live (not from eggs), but their young develop inside the mother's body, is known as this.
vivipary
This concept in natural resource law allows the government to regulate and restrict land or water use if it is necessary to preserve public resources or protect the environment, often through a “taking” clause.
eminent domain or regulatory taking
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a herd
Wetlands are characterized by this specific soil type, which is saturated with water for long periods, making it conducive to water-loving plants.
Hydric
The total amount of blood allowed to be sampled from an ES at a time.
10% total blood volume (1% total body mass)
The organ responsible for assisting fish to move vertically in the water.
Swim Bladder
Name the 3 different types of regulatory instruments.
Information, Prescriptive regulation, Market.
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a paddle
Describe the wetland delineation process.
1. Identify boundary between suspected wetland and the upland.
2. Dig soil pits 12-20in deep to test for groundwater and hydric soils if there is no surface water already present.
3. Sample in a radius around the hole for hydric vegetation.
The Antidote to ketamine.
diazepam
The place the last tortoise Darwin used in his Galapagos studies died.
Australia zoo. (Steve Irwin's place)
Describe the process of how hazardous waste is processed under RCRA.
cradle-to-grave approach, meaning that hazardous waste must be tracked from the point of generation through transportation, treatment, storage, and final disposal. All using a manifest of all waste contained within.
a group of octopus
a consortium