Ecosystems at Risk; SDP: Evaluation of Traditional and Contemporary Management Strategies.

Question 1

define traditional management strategies

Answer 1

the way Aboriginal People managed the land

Question 2

define contemporary management strategies

Answer 2

management strategies from early European settlement to today

Question 3

three different levels of management

Answer 3

individuals, groups, governments

Question 4

broad ecosystem management is known as…

Answer 4

approaches

Question 5

targeted ecosystem management is known as…

Answer 5

strategies

Question 6

specific actions ecosystem management is known as…

Answer 6

practices

Question 7

the four broad approaches to ecosystem management are…?

Answer 7

preservation
conservation
utilisation
exploitation

Question 8

define preservation

Answer 8

protection of a habitat or species in its existing form

Question 9

define conservation

Answer 9

active resource management.
planned use of natural resources to minimise waste and environmental damage

Question 10

define utilisation

Answer 10

replacement of an ecosystem with a human-made environment that provides a sustainable yield.

sustainably managed commercial agriculture is an example of utilisation

Question 11

define exploitation

Answer 11

an ecosystems resources are used regardless of ecological consequences.
often results in destroyed or reduced ecosystems

Question 12

management strategies often follow the acronym “LEEDA”

Answer 12

Legislation=laws, customers, rules
Exclusion=prevent access, stop using resources
Education = signage, information.
Design = artificial response to remove stress e.g., elevated pathways across marsh.
Action = do nothing, rehabilitation, replacement, restoration e.g., tree planting.

Question 13

management practice of legislation

Answer 13

catch/hunting limits

Question 14

management practice of exclusion

Answer 14

fences

Question 15

management practice of education

Answer 15

signs/education centres

Question 16

management practice of design

Answer 16

elevated pathways

Question 17

management practice of action

Answer 17

weeding/replanting

Question 18

what are four NSW legislations revolving around management strategies

Answer 18

National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974
(NPW Act)
Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995
(TSC Act)
Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979
(EP&A Act).
Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 (BC Act)

Question 19

legislation in mount kosciuszko

Answer 19

not being permitted to cut down trees

Question 20

exclusion in mount kosciuszko

Answer 20

wild brumby paddocks

not being able to enter the park without a pass

Question 21

education in mount kosciuszko

Answer 21

having signs up about safes practices/education centres in perisher

Question 22

deisgn in mount kosciuszko

Answer 22

pygmy possum love tunnels

Question 23

action in mount kosciuszko

Answer 23

planting protective cover/layer of vegetation in Dainers Gap to combat vegetation deterioration

Question 24

what is ecologically sustainable development (ESD)

Answer 24

a fundamental theory in managing ecosystems and their resources

asks if the needs of the current generation are being met, and if we are managing ecosystems/resources so that future generations can have their needs met

Question 25

define Ecological Sustainable Development

Answer 25

development that improves the total quality of life, both now and in the future, in a way that maintains the ecological processes on which life depends.

Question 26

define ecological processes

Answer 26

the interactions and connections between living and non-living systems, including movements of energy, nutrients, and species.

Question 27

how did aboriginals traditionally utilise ecosystems

Answer 27

- hunting and gathering using simple tools

Question 28

what was aborigianal hunting/gathering based on

Answer 28

self-sufficiency and eliminating waste with low environmental impact

Question 29

how did aboriginal people achieve low environmental impacts

Answer 29

being aware of environmental cycles and processes, and abiding by them

Question 30

were traditional management strategies directed towards exploitation or conservation

Answer 30

conservation

Question 31

did traditional manage utilise ecosystems sustainably

Answer 31

yes