ESCI 30 - Conservation Biology

Institution:

De Anza College

Subject:

Description:

(Formerly Biology 30.) (See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.) Advisory: English Writing 1A or English as a Second Language 5. Four hours lecture; three hours laboratory, one additional hour to be arranged in the Kirsch Center Resource Center or the Cheeseman Environmental Study Area. An introduction to conservation biology as a branch of the environmental sciences with particular focus on maintaining genetic, species and ecological diversity of life on Earth. Contemporary bio-conservation issues will be explored and adaptive, community-based conservation techniques applied to develop practical problemsolving approaches to the biodiversity crisis. In addition cultural, economic and philosophical aspects of biodiversity conservation will be explored. Off-campus field trips will be required.

Credits:

5.00

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Instructional Type:

Multiple

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Institution Website:

www.deanza.edu/

Phone Number:

(408) 864-5678

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Quarter

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