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2020-2021 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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