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Principles of Environmental Science

William P. Cunningham, University of Minnesota
Mary Ann Cunningham, Vassar College

Environmental Conservation: Forests, Grasslands, Parks, and Nature Preserves

Learning Objectives

After studying this chapter, you should be able to

I.

discuss how and why old-growth temperate and tropical forests are being disturbed, as well as ways they might be preserved.

II.

explain why conservationists criticize large clear-cuts and forest road building.

III.

recount how overgrazing can lead to desertification in arid lands.

IV.

understand the origins and current problems of national parks in America and other countries.

V.

evaluate the tension between conservation and economic development, and how the Man and Biosphere program and ecotourism projects address this tension.

VI.

evaluate some of the controversy over wilderness area management, as well as how people in developing countries feel about the concept of wilderness.

VII.

explain the need for, and problems with, wildlife refuges and nature preserves in the United States and elsewhere in the world.

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