Notes on conservation biology
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they're liable to be modified. (I know that there are errors to be
corrected in some of them).
icon. I'd also suggest printing them not long before lecture, because
they're liable to be modified. (I know that there are errors to be
corrected in some of them).- What is conservation biology?
- Patterns of extinction
- Biology of small populations
- Population viability analysis
- Systematics and endangered species
- Diversity, stability, and ecosystem function
- Ecosystem management
- Habitat fragmentation
- Landscape change and conservation objectives
- Species invasions
- Global biodiversity patterns
- Theory and design of conservation reserves
- Decision making under uncertainty: statistical decision theory
- Valuing biodiversity -- economics
- Valuing biodiversity -- ethics and aesthetics
Case studies
- Black-footed ferret
- Black sea turtle
- Ecosystem management in the interior Columbia basin
- Pleistocene re-wilding
- Setting global conservation priorities
Discarded notes (no longer updated)
- Species interactions and biodiversity conservation
- Design of reserve systems: an example
- Conservation of genetic resources
- Philosophical problems for an environmental ethic
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