Title: Analyze the human effect on forest ecosystems.
Course: Forestry Management (18502-I) > Section: Introducing Forestry

Analysis should include defining anthropogenic and exploring the effects of

- conservation vs. preservation
- the harvesting of forest products
- fire management practices
- recreational use
- fragmentation and parcelization
- development (e.g., agricultural, urban)
- pollution
- mismanagement.

Teacher Resource: Leave No Trace

Process/Skill Questions:

- How do regulations regarding wildlife in the forests affect how people spend time in the forests?
- How can wildlife populations affect forest tree and plant resource value?
- How do wildlife populations affect management decisions?
- How do human influences affect forest organisms?
- How do exotic diseases, insects, mammalian herbivores, and competing vegetation affect genetic diversity?