What to study for Quiz #5, 20 November 2009

This quiz will cover lecture material from 7, 10, 12, 14, 17, and 19 November. It will cover the remainder of the powerpoint presentation on “who manages wildlife”, “wetlands”, and “agriculture”.

Readings are:

• Innovations in stakeholder involvement: what’s the next step? (Chase, L.C., T.M. Schusler, and D.J. Decker)
• The essence of wildlife management (Riley, S.J., D.J. Decker, L.H. Carpenter, J.F. Organ, W.F. Siemer, G.F. Mattfeld, and G. Parsons)

• Know the basics of the 4 articles that were presented in class and how adaptive impact management was (or was not) implemented in the four articles that you presented in class.
• Know the issues that affect wildlife management in wetlands: drainage, dredging, section 404 of the Clean Water Act, and the functions that are protected under Act 250 in Vermont.
• Be able to discuss the changes that have occurred in agricultural lands throughout the US and how they affect habitat for wildlife.
• Know some of the issues that occur with wildlife in agricultural lands, and know the effects of increased mechanization and hay cutting on bird populations.
• Be familiar with the Conservation Reserve Program.

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