chapter 13 vocab
inholdings- land already in private ownership when a park was established
biographical area- regional ecosystem
wilderness- an area of undeveloped land affected primarily by the forces of nature
wildlife refuges- area put under preservation by the government, there are now 540 in the United States
world conservation strategy- for natural resources, maintain essential ecological processes and life support systems, preserve genetic diversity, ensure that any utilization of species is sustainable
Man and Biosphere (MAB) Program- encourages division of protected areas into zones with different purposes
poachers- illegal hunters who massacre wildlife for valuable meat, horns and tusks
landscape ecology- the study of how ecological processes shape the diverse environment, and how mosaic landscapes in turn shape the ecosystem processes
corridors- allow natural habitat to move from one area to another
restoration ecology- seeks to repair or reconstruct ecosystems damaged by humans or natural forces
restoration- to bring something back to a former condition
rehabilitation- attempts to rebuild elements of structure or function in a ecologic system without complete restoration
remediation- cleaning chemical contaminants from a polluted area by physical or biological methods
reclamation- chemical or physical manipulations carried out in severely degraded sites, such as open pit mines and large scale construction
re-creation- attempts the construct a new biological community on a site so severely disturbed that there is virtually nothing left to restore
wetland mitigation- creating wetlands to restore those lost to development
floodplains- low lying land along river banks and lakes subjected periodic inundation, seasonally flooded
ecosystem managment- new, attempts to integrate ecological, economic, and social goals in unified, systems approach
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