Conservation BiologyBrook MilliganOctober 7, 2009 |
Abstract:Conservation biology is the science responsible for quantifying the current state of and threats to biodiversity on Earth, for understanding the reasons that place some populations at greater risk of extinction than others, and for providing solutions for minimizing the loss of biodiversity. This course aims to explore each of these areas in order to achieve a clear understanding of their importance within the field of conservation biology. We will cover the basic foundations in each area and investigate how those foundations have been expanded upon in order to address concerns specific to conservation issues. We will read selected papers from the primary scientific literature and will undertake the analysis of data as might be presented to a practicing conservation biologist. The overall goal of this course is to provide both broad coverage of conservation biology and an in-depth understanding of the issues.
Additional readings selected from the primary literature will be used regularly to augment the textbook. These will be identified in class. In order to develop your research skills, it is your responsibility to look these up and download them. I suggest using the ISI Web of Science literature search engine, which is available from the NMSU library web page under “Articles, Books, Journals, etc.” link.
I will make available to you on the World Wide Web (http://web.nmsu.edu/~brook/courses/conservation-biology/ ) versions of various documents associated with the course. Wherever possible I will make available not only web-browsable versions, but also PostScript (*.ps) and Acrobat (*.pdf) versions. The latter may be more convenient for you to download and print, rather than view it online.
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