ZL3204:03
Conservation Biology
Townsville
Prerequisites: (MB2060 or ZL2007 or ZL2102) (ZL2005 or ZL2006 or ZL2101 or ZL2103)
Inadmissable Subject Combination: ZL5204
26 lectures, 12 tutorials. First semester.
Staff: Dr C Johnson.
The application of principles from population ecology, community ecology and genetics to the conservation of threatened populations and communities.
Topics include causes of extinction, stochastic population modelling, genetics in conservation, effects of habitat fragmentation, concepts in biodiversity, principles of reserve design, case studies.
Learning Objectives:
- familiarity with current theories and controversies in conservation biology;
- understanding of the interface between theory and practice in conservation;
- development of critical faculties in the use of theory-based techniques and guidelines for management.
Assessment by a three-hour examination (50%); assignment (15%); tutorials (10%); essay (25%).
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