Lecture schedule

Date
Description
31 Aug Course overview; Introduction to conservation biology
02 Sep Patterns of extinction
07 Sep
Labor Day -- no class
09 Sep Biology of small populations -- introduction
14 Sep Biology of small populations -- demographics
16 Sep Biology of small populations -- genetics
21 Sep
Case study -- black-footed ferret
Short project #1 assigned
23 Sep Population viability analysis -- introduction
24 Sep
"A Sober Look at Global Warming" -- Teale Lecture
28 Sep Population viability analysis -- Northern spotted owl
Short project #1 due
30 Sep
No class
01 Oct
Mark Bertness -- Why Experimental Ecology Matters to Conservation Biology
05 Oct Population viability analysis -- bay checkerspot butterfly
07 Oct Systematics and biodiversity conservation
12 Oct
Case study -- black sea turtle
14 Oct Diversity, stability, and ecosystem functioning
19 Oct Ecosystem management
21 Oct Landscape change and conservation objectives
22 Oct
"Literature and Sustainability" -- Teale Lecture
26 Oct Ecosystem management
Short project #2 assigned
28 Oct
Case study -- ecosystem management in the Interior Columbia basin
02 Nov Species invasions
Short project #2 due
04 Nov Habitat fragmentation
09 Nov
No class
11 Nov Ecological restoration
16 Nov Theory and design of conservation reserve systems
Short project #3 assigned
18 Nov Decision making under uncertainty
19 Nov
"Coming Down to Earth: Valuing Nature to Improve Decision-Making" -- Teale Lecture
23 Nov
Thanksgiving break -- no class
25 Nov
Thanksgiving break -- no class
30 Nov Valuing biodiversity -- economics
Short project #3 due
02 Dec Valuing biodiversity -- ethics and aesthetics
07 Dec Valuing biodiversity -- ecosystem services
09 Dec
Case study -- setting global conservation priorities
11 Dec
Final project due
EEB 5310