ZL3204 - Conservation Biology
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2006 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 2 |
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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 Outcomes
- development of critical faculties in the use of theory-based techniques and guidelines for management;
- familiarity with current theories and controversies in conservation biology;
- understanding of the interface between theory and practice in conservation.
| Prerequisites: | BZ2440 or MB2060 or ZL2102 or 6 units of Level 2 BT, BZ or ZL subjects for Cairns students |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | ZL5204 |
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| Census Date 24-Mar-2006 | |
| Coord/Lect: | zlcnj. |
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| Census Date 24-Mar-2006 | |
| Coord/Lect: | zlcnj. |
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| Assessment: | (50%); (10%); (25%); (15%). |
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