Exam 9: Forests, Forest Management, and Protected Areas

Most of the worldʹs forests occur as _____________.

Concessions granted by developing nations allow _____________.

_____________ are replacing primary forests in much of southeast Asia.

The Forest Stewardship Council _____________ national forest land.

Choose the item best matches each item in the following: -Federal lands protected from development but open to camping and nature study

Read the following scenario and answer the question below. The western United States contains a series of tall mountain ranges that also extend far down into Mexico. The largest of these ranges are the Rockies and the Sierra Madres, but they are all part of the same mountain -building event that occurred many millions of years ago, and they all have similar features. However, the biodiversity of the southernmost mountains has more connection to that of Central America, while the biodiversity of the Rockies shares more affinity with temperate North American species. Still, much of the forest vegetation on these mountaintops is the same, or very similar, and they are often referred to as the ʺSky Islandsʺ because of their similarity to each other and their isolation from the lower, often drier, areas surrounding them. With global climate change producing increasingly visible effects, conservation biologists fear that these mountaintop ecosystems will undergo major changes in temperature and humidity and that the many endemic species that live there may literally have no place to go. -There are groups of tropical birds, such as trogons and parrots that are usually considered to live in Central America and the mountains of southern and central Mexico. Small populations of these birds migrate into the United States each year. It is probably true that _____________.

The program Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) _____________.

Choose the item best matches each item in the following: -Internationally managed sites of cultural and natural importance

How has the Smokey the Bear campaign, which attempted to eliminate wildfires from forested areas altogether, damaged forest health? What is the importance of fire in ecosystem management? What is the cost of fire suppression for ecosystem health? What is the alternative to fire suppression?

Fire history in an open pine woodland ecosystem would be best determined by _____________.

Read the following scenario and answer the question below. The western United States contains a series of tall mountain ranges that also extend far down into Mexico. The largest of these ranges are the Rockies and the Sierra Madres, but they are all part of the same mountain -building event that occurred many millions of years ago, and they all have similar features. However, the biodiversity of the southernmost mountains has more connection to that of Central America, while the biodiversity of the Rockies shares more affinity with temperate North American species. Still, much of the forest vegetation on these mountaintops is the same, or very similar, and they are often referred to as the ʺSky Islandsʺ because of their similarity to each other and their isolation from the lower, often drier, areas surrounding them. With global climate change producing increasingly visible effects, conservation biologists fear that these mountaintop ecosystems will undergo major changes in temperature and humidity and that the many endemic species that live there may literally have no place to go. -If the Sky Islands become warmer and drier, the species that live at lower elevation will _____________.

In the United States, most logging takes place in _____________ .

ʺEdge effectsʺ are a particular problem when _____________.

Prescribed burns would be used in forests _____________.

In recent years, global climate change has caused more severe droughts in the western United States. This has resulted in _____________.

The SLOSS dilemma involves controversy over _____________.

Explain salvage logging.

Use the figure above to answer the following question -The arrow at the top right of the graph represents the _______________.

Read the following scenario and answer the question below. The western United States contains a series of tall mountain ranges that also extend far down into Mexico. The largest of these ranges are the Rockies and the Sierra Madres, but they are all part of the same mountain -building event that occurred many millions of years ago, and they all have similar features. However, the biodiversity of the southernmost mountains has more connection to that of Central America, while the biodiversity of the Rockies shares more affinity with temperate North American species. Still, much of the forest vegetation on these mountaintops is the same, or very similar, and they are often referred to as the ʺSky Islandsʺ because of their similarity to each other and their isolation from the lower, often drier, areas surrounding them. With global climate change producing increasingly visible effects, conservation biologists fear that these mountaintop ecosystems will undergo major changes in temperature and humidity and that the many endemic species that live there may literally have no place to go. -Regarding the geography of Sky Islands, it is likely that _____________.

Use the figure above to answer the following question -If forests are strictly managed according to the maximum sustainable yield model, some biodiversity will still be lost because _______________.