Biology 390 - SEM:TOPICS IN EVIRONMENTAL BIO

Topics course. How do we preserve biological diversity, maintain ecosystem functions, and foster human wellbeing? This seminar examines methods for assessing population and ecosystem dynamics and strategies for conserving biological diversity and ecological processes. Students will explore quantitative and spatial approaches such as: population viability analysis, gap analysis, sustainable yield estimation, reserve design and network analysis, and climate envelope modeling. Students will analyze and discuss case studies in conservation through readings of primary and secondary literature. Prerequisites: BIO 154 or an upper-level course in organismal biology or ecology and a course in statistics. Enrollment limited to 15.

Topic: Conservation Biology Investigation and Discovery. Instructor Permission. Not open to first-years, sophomores