Managing and conserving forest habitats.

Practices and strategies to sustainably maintain and protect forest ecosystems.

Forests provide essential services locally and globally.

Forests improve air quality, improve water quality, and prevent soil erosion.

Forests provide essential habitats.

Forests provide habitats for more than 80 percent of all terrestrial organisms on Earth.

Ownership of forests in the United States.

Fifty-eight percent of forests in the United States are privately owned.

Air Quality Improvement by Trees

Trees improve air quality through carbon sequestering and oxygen production.

Carbon Sequestering by Trees

A single tree can take in more than 40 pounds of carbon dioxide annually.

Oxygen Production by Trees

A single tree can produce about 260 pounds of oxygen annually.

Is improved by trees through filtering out air pollutants. Leaves can absorb sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and physical particulates from burning fuel.

Water Quality Improvement by Trees

Trees improve water quality through water uptake and sedimentation filtering.

Water Uptake by Trees

Tree roots take up water, preventing pollutants from spreading through stormwater or runoff.

Sedimentation Filtering by Trees

As water flows through tree roots, sedimentation drops, improving water quality.

Is prevented by trees by anchoring soil through vast, deep root structures.

Carbon Sequestering Benefits

Deforestation can reverse these benefits as carbon stored in trees is released when trees die and decay.

Rainforests are found between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn.

Rainforests receive 60 to 160 inches of rain annually, with some areas receiving up to 400 inches a year.

Most nutrients in rainforests are stored in vegetation.

Rainforests provide many services including developing precipitation for much of the rainfall in Brazil and Argentina utilized for agriculture and energy.

Rainforests help in developing precipitation crucial for agriculture and energy in Brazil and Argentina.

Rainforests absorb large amounts of carbon and release significant amounts of oxygen into the atmosphere.

Rainforests play a key role in absorbing carbon and releasing oxygen into the atmosphere.

Rainforests provide unique resources such as the Brazil nut and ingredients for medications.

Rainforests are a source of unique resources like the Brazil nut and medicinal ingredients.

Rainforests produce 40 percent of the world’s oxygen.

40 percent of the world’s oxygen is produced by rainforests.

Temperate forests are found in mid-latitude regions, including eastern United States, Japan, and Europe.

Temperate forests are characterized by their location in mid-latitude regions.

Temperate forests receive 30 to 60 inches of precipitation annually.

These forests have a significant amount of rainfall throughout the year.

Temperate forests contain deciduous trees.

Deciduous trees are trees that shed their leaves annually.

Unlike the tropics, temperate regions have four seasons, with precipitation in the form of rain or snow.

The seasonal changes in temperate regions are distinct and include winter, spring, summer, and fall.

Temperate Forests provide many services.

- Regulating water and improving water quality - Stabilizing soil erosion - Providing habitats for a wide range of plant and animal species

Boreal Forests are found in the taiga, including which regions?

Alaska, Canada, Russia, China, northern Europe

How are Boreal Forests affected by human activity?

They remain significantly undisturbed by humans.

Include unsustainable logging methods, urban sprawl, invasive species, and pests.

Unsustainable Logging Methods historically damaged forests.

Forest coverage in the United States shrank from about 46% to 33%.

Current status of unsustainable logging in the United States.

No longer a problem in the United States, but may be in other areas.

Unsustainable Logging Methods: Clear-Cutting

Removing all growth in an area regardless of age or type of plant, destroying the forest's ability to regenerate. Can be sustainable for certain species under monitored conditions and with reforestation efforts.

Unsustainable Logging Methods: High-Grading

Removing the biggest or most valuable tree species in an area, leaving less-dominant individuals. This affects species spread and all growth was in early succession.

The introduction of human development into wilderness areas.

Habitat Fragmentation

Can result in the loss of up to 75 percent of biodiversity.

Suppressing fire to protect infrastructure leads to a build-up of combustible forest materials, causing fires to grow out of control more quickly.

Non-native species introduced to an area which harms the ecosystem.

Impact on U.S. Forests

Affect 40 percent of forests in the United States.

Examples of Invasive Plants

Commonly brought for ornamental landscaping or farming, such as garlic mustard and kudzu.

Examples of Invasive Animals

Include Eurasian pigs, earthworms, and domestic cats.

Methods of Conservation Flashcards

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Methods of Conservation: Preservation

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Non-use of natural resources; limiting human impacts on a habitat

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Methods of Conservation: Restoration

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Rebuilding or restoring a habitat which has been degraded

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Methods of Conservation: Education

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Sharing knowledge about how to make good ecological choices

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Methods of Conservation: Management

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Taking care of a habitat by intervening to maintain necessary ecological functions

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Explore the ecology of forests.

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Understanding the interactions and relationships within forest ecosystems.

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Importance of forest habitats to North America and the earth.

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Forests provide essential resources, biodiversity, and climate regulation.

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Assess threats to forest habitats.

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Identifying and evaluating dangers such as deforestation, pollution, and climate change.

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