BIO 312 - Conservation Biology

Institution:

Roger Williams University

Subject:

BIOLOGY

Description:

Fulfills a course requirement in the Biology and Environmental ScienceCore ConcentrationsPrerequisite: BIO 104; or consent of instructorThis course provides an overview of contemporary conservationbiology as an interdisciplinary field that investigates humanenvironmentrelationships as they relate to the preservation andrestoration of biodiversity from local to global scales, inclusiveof species, their populations' gene pools, and ecosystems. Topicsto be analyzed include: causes of biodiversity loss; ecosystemservices; population ecology, genetics and management; designand management of conservation landscapes; restoration ecology;sociocultural aspects of conservation issues; and examples ofconservation success.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

09/01/2008 - 06/30/2013 

Institution Website:

www.rwu.edu

Phone Number:

(401) 253-1040

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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