BIO 311 - Conservation Biology, 4 credit hours

Prerequisite(s): BIO 211. A weekend field trip is required.
This class examines the major biological approaches and ecological principles upon which conservation are based and applied. Course topics include the history of the conservation movement, biodiversity, extinctions, population modeling, habitat fragmentation, invasive species, endangered species, conservation genetics, economics, government policy and regulation, restoration ecology and social science elements of conservation strategies designed to conserve diversity. There is a mandatory overnight field trip.