Chapter 13: Restoration Ecology

Question 1

Ecological Restoration

Answer 1

Using science and pragmatic approaches

to restoring damaged ecosystems. These projects range from modest to ambitious

Question 2

What is an example of a successful ecological restoration project?

Answer 2

The Florida Everglades

Question 3

What are some common elements of restoration?

Answer 3

Removing Physical Stressors – pollutants, inadequate moisture, vehicle traffic, etc.
Controlling Invasive Species 
Replanting
Captive breeding and reestablish fauna
Monitoring

Question 4

When was the first wildlife refuge established in the U.S?

Answer 4

1903; Pelican Island near Cape Canaveral

Question 5

What is the first step in restoration?

Answer 5

Protection

Question 6

What can we do to help restore forests?

Answer 6

Pick up litter, remove invasive species, replant native species, plant a tree

Question 7

The level of what increases after fires?

Answer 7

Biodiversity

Question 8

What types of plants are removed after a fire?

Answer 8

Weeds and choking plants

Question 9

“A major fire every __ years is helpful.” Fill in the blank.

Answer 9

10 years

Question 10

Fire is crucial for what kind of restoration?

Answer 10

Prairie

Question 11

Where is the nearest prairie to us?

Answer 11

Payne’s Prairie, in southern Alachua county

Question 12

Buffalo Commons

Answer 12

Where bison and other wildlife roam freely on prairie land. Such huge areas are being preserved in the Great Plains,
shortgrass prairie

Question 13

How do bison help prairies?

Answer 13

They tend to do rotational grazing in their own herds

Question 14

Wetland Mitigation

Answer 14

Replacing a damaged wetland with a substitute

Question 15

What two wetlands are being worked on now?

Answer 15

The Florida Everglades and Chesapeake Bay.
Florida Everglades: The Florida Everglades are being replumbed. This is a huge expensive project. The Everglades provide very fertile land when drained; so that’s
what farmers did. The new engineering plan restores water to the Everglades but institutes control measures to prevent flooding.
Chesapeake Bay: The Chesapeake Bay is being rehabilitated. As the largest, richest estuary in the US, its ecology is important to us. Six states are contributing to the
project financially. Progress is going very slowly.

Question 16

What is one example of humans helping animals rehabilitate?

Answer 16

Bermuda cahow; Ground-nesting seabirds also known as the hook-billed petrel