ENSC 320 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Understory, Controlled Burn, Pinus Rigida

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Environmental Studies
• Course: ENSC 320
• Professor: Ryan K Danby

Document Summary

Lecture 17: wildlife management in thousand islands national park: the. Parks canada goal is to represent each natural region. Mandate: ecological integrity, visitor experience, heritage presentation (outreach) Ecosystem monitoring standards: useful, comprehensive, sustainable affordable and easy to replicate focus, biodiversity, process/function. Purpose = raise a warning flag and direct conservation. Thousand islands national park represents smaller water sheds small and fragmented national park: mixed with provincial crownland, private property etc, high visitor density. Birds 237 species fish - 100 + species. Herpetofauna 35 species insects 10 000+ vascular plants 1700+ Common management challenges: hyperabundant species occur in higher densities than would be expected under normal circumstances often a result of anthropogenic manipulations can significantly influence species composition and vegetation community structure i. e white tail deer. Pitch pine, dutchmens breeches on hill island. Hypberabundant species avoid most non-native plant species: enables further invasion. Management action: partnering with mohawks, opportunity to access traditional foods, cultural preservation, meat for the community.