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Wildlife Diversity: The Links of Life
Population in Your Neighborhood Record Sheet(name of animal you are counting) Your name _______________________________ Weather _______________________________ Time of day ____________ Number of animals actually seen ________________________ Size of the sampling area ____________by ____________ Number of animals not seen but suspected ____________ Number of insects seen ____________ Plants/plantings related to the animal _______________________________ Comments:_______________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ Appendix BName _______________________________Date ____________ State ____________ County ______________________________ City or town _________________________ Species _______________________________ Location _______________________________ How it lives _________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ Native species in the area _________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ Name _______________________________Date ____________ State ____________ County ______________________________ City or town _________________________ Species _______________________________ Location _______________________________ How it lives _________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ Native species in the area _________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ Name _______________________________Date ____________ State ____________ County ______________________________ City or town _________________________ Species _______________________________ Location _______________________________ How it lives _________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ Native species in the area _________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ Appendix C
Name____________________________________Date___________________________ Location___________________ City/County_________________State____________ Time__________ Weather conditions__________________________ Time spent on survey________________________
Total # species__________ Total # indivuals______________ Comments__________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ Glossary of TermsBiodiversity n. Variety of living things or species in nature.Biome n. A major regional or global biotic community, such as a grassland or desert, characterized chiefly by the dominant forms of plant life and the prevailing climate. Captive breeding n. The process of breeding species (especially endangered species) in captivity such as a zoo or research center. Census n. An official, usually periodic counting of a population, often including the collection of related demographic information. Contaminant n. A pollutant that enters a species' habitat. Ecosystem n. An ecological community together with its environment, functioning as a unit. Emigrate v. To leave one country or region to settle in another. Endangered adj. A species faced with the danger of extinction. Exotic adj. 1. From another part of the world; foreign. 2. Intriguingly unusual or different; excitingly strange. -exotic n. One that is exotic. Exploit n. 1. To employ to the greatest possible advantage. 2. To make use of selfishly or unethically. Extinct adj. No longer existing or living. Extirpate vt. 1. To pull up by the roots. 2. To destroy totally; exterminate. Food chain n. A succession of organisms in an ecological community that constitutes a continuation of food energy from one organism to another as each consumes a lower member and in turn is preyed upon by a higher member. Habitat n. 1. The area or type of environment in which an organism or ecological community normally lives or occurs. 2. The place in which a person or thing is most likely to be found. Habitat contamination n. When pollution enters a habitat and poisons plants and animals. Habitat edge n. The space between two different plant communities. Habitat fragmentation n. When habitats are destroyed and large areas of the land are broken up into smaller ones. Hibernacula n. A safe wintering place for reptiles. Immigrate v. To enter and settle in a country or region not native to the species. Introduced species n. Species brought into a habitat from another region, country, or area that are not native to that area. Monoculture n. The cultivation of a single crop on a farm or in a region or country. Population n. Ecology. All the organisms that constitute a specific group or occur in a specified habitat. Predator n. An organism that lives by preying on other organisms. Prey n. 1. An animal hunted or caught for food; quarry. 2. One that is defenseless, especially in the face of attack; a victim. 3. The act or practice of preying. -prey intr.v. preyed, preying, preys. To hunt, catch, or eat as prey. Rare adj. Infrequently occurring; uncommon. Reintroduction v. When animals are brought back to an area where they once lived. Sample n. 1.a. A portion, piece, or segment that is representative of a whole. b. An entity that is representative of a class; a specimen. 2. Statistics. A set of elements drawn from and analyzed to estimate the characteristics of a population. In this sense, also called sampling. Shelterbelt n. Rows of trees planted around cropland that act as a windbreak for crops and habitat for wildlife. Snags n. Dead trees that are still standing, which can be used for nesting and perching sites as well as food by birds and mammals. Species n. A class of individuals or objects grouped by virtue of their common attributes and assigned a common name; a kind, variety, or type. Steward n. A person who looks over and cares for something such as wildlife habitat. Stock n. To provide or furnish with a stock of something; to fill (a stream, for example) with fish. Threatened v. A species whose numbers are declining rapidly. Timberharvest v. Also known as clearcutting. The process of cutting back trees to allow shrubs and plants to grow to provide food for wildlife. Upland n. The elevated areas of a country, region, or tract of land. Wetland n. A lowland area, such as a marsh or swamp, that is saturated with moisture, especially when regarded as the natural habitat of wildlife.
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