BIO 440 Wildlife Ecology
BIO 440 Wildlife Ecology
Exercise 1: Literature Review
Due: In class on 20 May 2010
Worth 50 points
You will use appropriate biological databases available in the library to find current literature (2000 to present) on the following topics. You must provide the correct citation in Journal of Wildlife Management format. Literature sources must be from primary, peer-reviewed journals in the fields of biology, conservation biology, ecology, wildlife ecology, wildlife conservation, and/or wildlife management. Hand in a typed (12 point font) and completed assignment.
1) Provide 5 citations (2000 to present) on the topic of habitat fragmentation and its potential
impacts on vertebrate animals and plants.
2) Provide 5 citations (2000 to present) on the topic of wildlife-human conflict and its potential
resolution.
3) What is the average distance (in meters) that the effect of nest predation (as an edge effect)
typically is exerted into a forest patch? Provide citations to back up your answer.
4) What is the “essence of wildlife management” according to some recent literature? Provide
citations to back up your answer.
5) Do you agree with the authors’ definition of the “essence of wildlife management”? Why or
why not?
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