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Unit 8 APES

TermDefinition
Endangered Species species that faces threats
Threatened species species experiencing a decline in the number of individuals
biodiversity number of variety of species
whooping crane rare and endangered north american bird
california condor a north american bird with the largest wingspan
giant panda large mammal that is endangered
osprey a large harmless hawk found worldwide
african black rhino endangered species list due to excessive poaching
manatee a plant eating mammal that is endangered
passenger pigeon once in abundance, now is near extinction
northern spotted owl extinct due to logging and forest fragmentation
dodo now extinct
minimum viable population reasonable chance of persistant for a specified time period
US endangered species act conserve the ecosystems on which the systems develop on
ecological island so isolated so that species cannot mix with any other speices
background extinction low level extinction of species everywhere
global extinction disappearance of that organism everywhere
gypsy moth alien species
old growth forests a non technical term used
tropical forest are found between the tropic of cancer
clear cutting cutting out all of the trees
selective cutting only the trees in some areas
multiple use land land that is being used for multiple things
restricted use land land that is only used for certain things
national park protected forests and woodland areas
national wildlife refuge protected areas by the US
riparian zones thin strips of land and vegetation that border streams
US fish and wildlife unit of the US department of the interior
whaling hunting of whales for meat and oil
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