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Sep 07, 2024
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2019-2020 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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BIOL 459 - Conservation Biology (3 units)
Prerequisites: BIOL 260 , BIOL 350 both with a grade of “C” or better. Recommended: BIOL 370 . (Undergraduates enroll in BIOL 459; graduates enroll in BIOL 559 .) Conservation biology concepts including population dynamics, extinction processes, population viability analyses, metapopulations, community-level interactions, island biogeography, biological diversity patterns, habitat fragmentation, reserve design, and landscape-level conservation. Lecture includes group discussions of case studies and relevant primary literature. 20 hrs. per semester service learning for undergraduates, extra research paper for graduates.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture 3 hrs.) Double Numbered with: BIOL 559
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