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Credit points: 12.0
Coordinator: Dr M A Elgar and Dr M J Keough
Prerequisite: Zoology 654-204, Statistics 619-100. Genetics 652-201 is strongly recommended
Contact: 26 lectures (two a week) and 13 hours tutorials/workshops (including excursions)
Timetable: Second semester
Objectives:
On completion of this subject students should:
- have an appreciation of conservation issues and problems in the local and global context;
- comprehend the relevance of theoretical concepts in conservation biology and the quality of their supporting evidence;
- understand the importance of statistically-valid monitoring and assessment programs for implementing conservation strategies;
- have located, assimilated and evaluated critically the primary literature, thereby developing a comprehensive understanding of the current and controversial areas of conservation biology.
Content:
Identification of global and local environmental changes; their implications for ecological communities and habitats, particularly in Australia. Fitness and viability of natural and captive populations; minimum population size; inbreeding; patterns of diversity and rarity, island biogeography, effects of habitat fragmentation, disturbance theory. Sustainable development, rangeland and marine management, biological control, introduced species; application of theory: statistical design and analysis of monitoring programs, environmental impact statements.
Assessment:
Up to three written assignments (totalling not more than 8,000 words).
1. Zoology, Faculty of Science (v4, p241) : Next:654-309 | Prev:654-307
2. Zoology, Faculty of Educ(Parkville) (v5, p182) : Next:654-309 | Prev:654-307
Credit points: 12.0
Coordinator: Dr MA Elgar and Dr MJ Keough.
Prerequisite: Zoology 654-204, Statistics 619-100. Genetics 652-201 is strongly recommended
Contact: 26 lectures (two each week) and 13 hours tutorials/workshops (including excursions)
Timetable: Second semester.
Objectives:
On completion of this subject students should:
- have an appreciation of conservation issues and problems in the local and global context;
- comprehend the relevance of theoretical concepts in conservation biology and the quality of their supporting evidence;
- understand the importance of statistically-valid monitoring and assessment programs for implementing conservation strategies;
- have located, assimilated and evaluated critically the primary literature, thereby developing a comprehensive understanding of the current and controversial areas of conservation biology.
Content:
Identification of global and local environmental changes; their implications for ecological communities and habitats, particularly in Australia. Fitness and viability of natural and captive populations; minimum population size; inbreeding; patterns of diversity and rarity, island biogeography, effects of habitat fragmentation, disturbance theory. Sustainable development, rangeland and marine management, biological control, introduced species; application of theory: statistical design and analysis of monitoring programs, environmental impact statements.
Assessment:
Up to three written assignments (totalling not more than 8,000 words).
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