ZL3204:03
Conservation Biology
| Townsville, Cairns | HECS Band 2 |
26 hours lectures, 8 hours tutorials, 12 hours practical work. Semester 1.
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%).