1. Habitat Management

2. Habitat Selection? Based on instinct Evolution limits to certain area
Animals make choices based on “range of tolerance”
Wildlife Managers take advantage of these choices

3. Edge
Contact area between two types of habitat

4. Types of Edge Inherent Edge- Occurs without management Induced Edge-
Controlled by management

5. Edge Effect (Aldo Leopold)
Edges have greater:
Diversity of life
Number of organisms
Important for game management

6. Ecotone
Transition area where two different habitats blend together

8. Types of Habitat Destruction
Perforation
Dissection
Fragmentation
Shrinkage
Attrition

11. Effects of Habitat Destruction
Increased:
Isolation
Number of “generalist” species
Decreased:
Biodiversity
“Specialist” species
Large range species

12. Species With Increased Extinction Risk
“Specialists”
Large space requirements
Low reproductive rate
Economic value
Found in few areas