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3.00 Credits
A course stressing field identification of birds by sight and sound. Avian communities in a variety of aquatic and terrestrial habitats will be studied. Students will learn methods to quantitatively census bird populations. Museum specimens and tape recordings will be used as aids in identification. Satisfies the General Education Lab in the Basic or Applied Sciences Requirement. Credits: 3 WLE 280 - Winter Ecology [ Print Course]
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Adaptations of plants and animals and their interrelationships in winter. Field identification, sampling methods, impacts of forestry and properties of snow are highlighted as well as basic winter survival. Prerequisites & Notes permission of instructor. Credits: 1 WLE 323 - Introduction to Conservation Biology [ Print Course]
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3.00 Credits
Maintaining the diversity of life forms in the face of environmental degradation involves the study of population ecology, population genetics, and ecosystem ecology plus the socioeconomic and political matrix in which conservation problems must be solved. Satisfies the General Education Population and the Environment Requirement. Prerequisites & Notes BIO 100. Credits: 3 WLE 340 - Freshwater Fisheries Ecology and Management [ Print Course]
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3.00 Credits
An ecological approach in studying freshwater fisheries and evaluating management tactics.? Topics include general fish ecology, population dynamics, bioenergetics, stock-recruitment, habitat quality, biotic interactions, anthropogenic effects, recreational fisheries, management tools, assessment methods, nongame species, and human dimensions.? Field-intensive, with emphasis on Maine fisheries and interaction with fishery professionals. Prerequisites & Notes ?BIO 329 and BIO 319 or FES 407 or SMS 300 or WLE 200. Credits: 3 WLE 410 - Wildlife Population Dynamics and Conservation [ Print Course]
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Characteristics of wildlife populations, including principles of population dynamics and population interactions, with application in wildlife population conservation. Lec 3. Prerequisites & Notes WLE 200 or equivalent ecology course. Credits: 3 WLE 423 - Wetland Ecology and Conservation [ Print Course]
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4.00 Credits
Focuses on major concepts in wetland ecology, classification, policy and regulation and issues in wetland conservation. Lecture material focuses on wetland communities associated with hydric soils (forested, shrub and emergent ecosystems). Lecture and field studies.Satisfies the General Education Lab in the Basic or Applied Sciences Requirement. Lec 3, Lab 3. (Fall - even.)
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3.00 Credits
A field experience in wildlife is a professional activity participated in by students under the supervision of a practicing professional in the field. A high degree of responsibility is placed on the student for developing learning objectives and securing the approval of a faculty member for academic credit for the learning involved in the experience. It may be paid or unpaid, it may last any length of time, and it may be repeated. Prerequisites & Notes Permission. Credits: Ar WLE 440 - Undergraduate Wildlife Seminar [ Print Course]
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3.00 Credits
Current topics of interest will be explored in a seminar format. Prerequisites & Notes Wildlife Ecology major or permission; junior standing. Credits: Ar WLE 445 - Management of Endangered and Threatened Species [ Print Course]
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3.00 Credits
An advanced course in threatened and endangered plant and animal species management that will investigate modern solutions to the problem. Emphasis will be on the biological and political aspects of endangerment and will emphasize involvement in the recovery process, using the U.S. Endangered Species Act as a basis. Lectures, discussion and a required research project that will involve students working as teams to revise and present recovery plans for endangered plant or animal species. NOTE: WLE 445 and WLE 545 cannot both be taken for credit. (Alternate years - odd.) Prerequisites & Notes Senior Standing;?BIO 319 or SMS 300 or WLE 200 and?WLE 410 or equivalent?or permission. Credits: 3 WLE 450 - Wildlife-Habitat Relationships [ Print Course]
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3.00 Credits
A study of the interrelationships among wildlife species and their habitats stressing application to conservation of biological diversity and management of harvested species. Focuses on a review and critique of habitat objectives, an assessment of habitat components, a discussion of the influence of spatial scales and landscape pattern on habitat quality, a survey of procedures for evaluating habitat quality, a synopsis of inter-specific interactions as they influence habitat relationships, and discussions of the influence of natural and human-caused disturbances on habitat. Rec 3. Prerequisites & Notes WLE 250 and WLE 410 or permission. Corequisite: WLE 455 or permission. Credits: 3 WLE 455 - Wildlife-Habitat Evaluation [ Print Course]
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