Environmental and wildlife law and policy.

This chapter contains questions about the laws and policies that protect wildlife and the environment. The questions are arranged by topic and divided into three levels: foundation, intermediate and advanced.

Environmental pollution and perturbations.

This chapter contains questions about the pollution of air, land and water (and its effect on food chains), environmental damage and disturbance and major environmental disasters.

Environmental assessment, monitoring and modelling.

This chapter contains questions about the equipment and methods used to conduct environmental assessments, monitor biodiversity and model ecological systems.

Wildlife and conservation biology.

This chapter contains questions about wildlife management and conservation, endangered species, nature reserve design and the role of zoos in conservation. The questions are arranged by topic and divided into three levels: foundation, intermediate and advanced.

Global environmental change and biodiversity loss.

This chapter contains questions about global warming, other aspects of environmental change and global biodiversity loss. The questions are arranged by topic and divided into three levels: foundation, intermediate and advanced.

Agriculture, forestry and fisheries management.

This chapter consists of questions about ecological aspects of agriculture, forestry and fisheries management, including game ranching and whaling. The questions are arranged by topic and divided into three levels: foundation, intermediate and advanced.

Answers.

This part of the book contains the key to each question from every chapter, along with a brief explanation of why this is correct and, in some cases, what the distracters mean.

1 history and foundations of applied ecology and conservation.

This chapter contains questions about the history of applied ecology and conservation along with others concerned with some basic principles.

Urban ecology and waste management.

This chapter contains questions about the structure and functioning of urban ecosystems and the management of the waste they produce. The questions are arranged by topic and divided into three levels: foundation, intermediate and advanced.

4 restoration biology and habitat management.

This chapter contains questions about habitat management, the restoration of lost and damaged habitats, captive breeding and the reintroduction of species to their natural habitats. The questions are arranged by topic and divided into three levels: foundation, intermediate and advanced.