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Habitat Management.

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Presentation on theme: "Habitat Management."— Presentation transcript:

1 Habitat Management

2 Habitat Selection? Based on instinct Evolution limits to certain area
Animals make choices based on “range of tolerance” Wildlife Managers take advantage of these choices

3 Edge Contact area between two types of habitat

4 Types of Edge Inherent Edge- Occurs without management Induced Edge-
Controlled by management

5 Edge Effect (Aldo Leopold)
Edges have greater: Diversity of life Number of organisms Important for game management

6 Ecotone Transition area where two different habitats blend together

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8 Types of Habitat Destruction
Perforation Dissection Fragmentation Shrinkage Attrition

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11 Effects of Habitat Destruction
Increased: Isolation Number of “generalist” species Decreased: Biodiversity “Specialist” species Large range species

12 Species With Increased Extinction Risk
“Specialists” Large space requirements Low reproductive rate Economic value Found in few areas


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