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CSE721S - CONSERVATION ECOLOGY 3 |
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n Am I BI A u n IVE RS ITY
OF SCIEnCE Ano TECHnOLOGY
FACULTYOF HEALTH,NATURAL RESOURCESAND APPLIEDSCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES SCIENCES
QUALIFICATION: BACHELOR OF NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
QUALIFICATION CODE: 07BNRS
LEVEL: 7
COURSE CODE: CSE721S
COURSE NAME: CONSERVATION ECOLOGY3
DATE: NOVEMBER 2022
DURATION: 3 HOURS
MARKS: 80
FIRSTOPPORTUNITY EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER
EXAMINER(S): PROF. T. WASSENAAR
MODERATOR: DR GILLIAN MAGGS-KOLLING
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Answer ALL the questions.
2. Write clearly and neatly.
3. Number the answers clearly.
PERMISSIBLEMATERIALS
1. Examination question paper
2. Answering book (including additional illustrative material linked to
specific questions)
THIS EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER CONSISTS OF TWO PAGES (excluding this front page)
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Question 1: Define evidence-based natural resource management. [4 marks]
Question 2: Explain the appropriate process for making a natural resource management decision
based on scientific evidence. [10 marks]
Question 3: List and discuss the core skills of evidence-based decision-making. [10 marks]
Question 4: Name two key barriers to evidence-based decision-making in natural resource
management. [4 marks]
Question 5: Define the concept patch dynamics. [4 marks]
Question 6: Explain how the concept of patch dynamics could be used in NRM. [4 marks]
Question 7: Define hierarchical patch dynamics. [4 marks]
Question 8: Essayquestion: Using an example from Namibia, explain the main components of the
equilibrium-non-equilibrium debate in rangeland management, linking it to the phenomenon of land
degradation. [20 marks]
Question 9: Diagram question: Using the extra supplied paper, describe, in the form of an annotated
graphic, the main elements and their relationships in the role that fire plays in determining
vegetation structure of savannas. What factors (such as e.g., fire intensity) determine the fire's
outcome? How do they relate to each other? [20 marks]
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QUESTION 9 DIAGRAM ANSWER PAGE
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