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BIOL 465

Conservation Biology

Instructors Lauren Chapman and Andy Gonzalez

 

In this course, you will have the opportunity to:

  • Develop critical thinking in matters related to biodiversity.

  • Understand concepts and theories underlying conservation biology.

  • Learn tools used by conservation biologists to study biodiversity.

  • Better understand the social, political and economic contexts of biodiversity conservation.

 
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Conservation Biology

Conservation Biology is the science that provides the principles and tools for protecting biological diversity. This course introduces students to the fundamental biological aspects of conservation, from genes to ecosystems, and parks to landscapes. It also addresses social issues, including ethics, economics, and politics directly relevant to the protection of biological diversity.

BIOL 510

Advances in Community Ecology

Instructor Andy Gonzalez

 

“Ecology is the science of communities. A study of the relation of a single species to the environment conceived without reference to communities and, in the end, unrelated to the natural phenomena of its habitat and community associations is not properly included in the field of ecology” (Shelford 1929).  

 
 

Advances in Community Ecology

This course is focused on the origin, maintenance and functions of biological diversity within ecological communities. We take a historical and dialectical approach to teach the grand ideas in this field.