Chapter Questions
What do we mean by closed-canopy forest and old-growth forest?
Which commodity is used most heavily in industrial economies: steel, plastic, or wood? What portion of the world's population depends on wood or charcoal as the main energy supply?
What is a debt-for-nature swap?
Why is fire suppression a controversial strategy? Why are forest thinning and salvage logging controversial?
Are pastures and rangelands always damaged by grazing animals? What are some results of overgrazing?
What is rotational grazing, and how does it mimic natural processes?
What was the first national park in the world, and when was it established? How have the purposes of this park and others changed?
How do the size and design of nature preserves influence their effectiveness? What do landscape ecologists mean by interior habitat and edge effects?
What is ecotourism, and why is it important?
What is a biosphere reserve, and how does it differ from a wilderness area or wildlife preserve?