Biology 390cb - Seminar: Topics in Environmental Biology-Investigations in Conservation Biology

Conservation biology combines ecological and evolutionary principles with resource management, the social sciences and ethics to understand, manage and maintain biodiversity. This seminar is designed to familiarize students with the questions conservation biologists ask and the methods they use to conserve life on Earth. Students engage in problem-solving exercises that examine conservation-related questions at the genetic, population, community, landscape or ecosystem levels and employ suitable analytical techniques or strategies to address the questions. Students discuss a related article from the primary literature to illustrate the use of each technique. Juniors and seniors only. Enrollment limited to 12. Instructor permission required.

[CE] JR/SR only