wildlife habitat unit 5

Think ________ about wildlife habitat management – everything is connected

holistically

_______ ______ is the foundation of doing good wildlife habitat management

Natural history

______ matter – choices that have impacts are made by people, people have lots of knowledge, and that knowledge can help us chart a path forward

People

Embrace lots of forms of _______ (local knowledge, western science) and new tools to create and synthesize knowledge, but think critically and use different sources to build a general understanding

knowledge

_______ ______ can make ecosystems more vulnerable to invasion

Climate change

Warming temperatures, altered rainfall, and increased disturbance frequency (e.g., fire, floods) can reduce native species' ___________, opening niches for invasives

competitiveness

Average _________ temperatures during the most recent 10 years have been the warmest on record

summer

Climate change has caused the largest increase in ______ temperatures

nighttime

Reduced connectivity limits _____ _____

range shifts

_________ and _______ species are especially vulnerable to climate change since their habitats are isolated

Mountain and island

______ habitats may amplify climate stress

Edge