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Conservation biology emerged roughly 30 years ago as a mission oriented discipline, engaged in scholarly scientific inquiry, addressing the problems of biodiversity loss and environmental degradation. It is an inherently synthetic and interdisciplinary field, founded largely on basic principles from ecology and environmental management, but strongly dependent on the integration of social and natural science approaches. Together, we will examine the state of conservation science today: how the field is changing, new insights from current literature, and competing visions for the future.

This course provides students with a conceptual and practical understanding of the application of multivariate statistics in ecology and conservation science. Importantly, the conceptual development and organization of multivariate statistical techniques and the applications of these methods are presented strictly from an ecology and conservation science perspective. This course focuses on working with multivariate data (e.g., screening and adjusting multivariate data), evaluating grouped data (e.g., unconstrained and constrained ordination).

At the end of this course, students should have all of the basic skills to successfully design, implement, and analyze a survey. Although the content of the course will have a natural resources focus, the principles will be applicable to all surveys of people. After an overview of the survey process, the class will discuss the different types of surveys and their relative strengths and weaknesses. Next, the class will study the ?Dillman? method for designing surveys. The practical elements of implementing a survey, including the Internal Review Board process, will be discussed.

Intermediate statistics illustrated using examples from ecology. Topics include ANOVA, linear regression (simple and multiple), correlation, logistic regression, continency tables and noparametric methods. Techniques discussed in lectures and applied in laboratories.

This course introduces concepts related to the management of urbanized landscapes, focusing on what comprises the urban forest, its function as a natural system and the value of urban forests as an environmental and social catalyst. Examination of what makes up the urban forest, how these components function and the importance of sustainable urban natural landscapes will be undertaken.

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Provides graduate students with a broad sampling of new and cutting-edge research related to environmental conservation to help foster critical thinking and provide a more expansive view of natural resources research. Seminars will be given by departmental faculty and faculty from other departments, both on campus and from other institutions. The seminars will be designed for both students who plan a research career and those who plan a more applied path.