apes ch 10-11

Converting a midwestern farm back to original prairie grassland

A- restoration

The best example of selective cutting is

A-Loggers cut small groups of intermediate or mature trees resulting in less erosion and loss of nutrients on hillside

Biodiversity hotspots are all of the following except

B- threat are protected by an international treaty that was signed by more than 100 countries in 2012

The largest area of old growth forest in the world is located in

B-Russia

A habitat corridor has all of the following characteristics except

C- a lack of predators because species can quickly escape through corridors

The best example of a crown fire is

C- fire that allows dead wood leaves and other flammable ground litter to accumulate

The huge demand for fuel would cooking in developing countries is leading to a downward spiral of environmental degradation of the following resulted in the overuse of this resource except

C- preservation because as local people see the results of deforestation they demand that the remaining forests be protected

One effect of our over grazing of natural rangeland is

D- soil erosion because cattle damage grassroots

A farmer in a developing nation will try to put the maximum amount of crops on his land. This farmer would most likely use which method of tree cutting

D-The farmer would put all the trees in the area regardless of nutrient loss in a rose and that would occur

All of the below would result in an area that was recently clear-cut

D-an increase in biodiversity because land with fewer trees less sunlight is more inviting to a variety of species

Creating a man made wetland to treat sewage

D-creating artificial ecosystems

Covering a landfill with topsoil and planting vegetation

Rehabilitation