Forest Ecology & Silvics

Explain biodiversity.

Explain species evenness.

Explain species richness.

What is Simpson’s Index?

Draw the parts of a flower.

Define simple fruit.

Define dry fruit.

Define fleshy fruit.

Describe the exocarp, mesocarp, and endocarp of a berry.

Describe the exocarp, mesocarp, and endocarp of a drupe.

Define a pome.

Define aggregate fruit.

Define multiple fruit.

Define and be able to calculate Jaccard’s Index of Similarity.

Define primary succession.

Define secondary succession.

What is an autogenic driver?

What is an allogenic driver?

Define chronosequence.

What is a progressive pattern of succession?

What is a retrogressive pattern of succession?

How do you calculate importance value?

Define frequency.

How do you calculate relative frequency?

Define density.

How do you calculate relative density?

How do you calculate dominance?

Describe the “nearest individual” method of vegetation sampling.

Describe the “nearest neighbor” method of vegetation sampling.

Describe the “point-centered quarter” method of vegetation sampling.

Describe the shape of fixed-area plot that requires fewer “in” vs “out” decisions.

Describe the shape of fixed-area plot that requires more “in” vs “out” decisions.

Describe the shape of fixed-area plot that is best for crossing environmental gradients.

Describe the relationship between number of species in an ecosystem and minimum sampling area.

Describe and draw a “completely random” sampling method.

Describe and draw a “completely systematic” sampling method.

Describe and draw a “random-systematic” sampling method.

Describe and draw a “stratified random” sampling method.

Name and describe the 4 stages of secondary succession in forests.

What is the “Forester’s Constant"?