NAS 331 Biodiversity and Conservation (NS)

Biodiversity and Conservation incorporates an interdisciplinary approach to the study of biodiversity and conservation, with a foundation in ecological theory and principles as a basis for the conservation and management of natural, production, and disturbed systems. Students explore biodiversity as an ordered progression in biological complexity, from genes to ecosystems, and the mechanisms behind the development of species and ecosystems. The key processes that threaten biodiversity conservation are examined. The impact of humans on the earth's biodiversity and current issues in the conservation of biodiversity are examined, in both global and regional settings. The scientific basis of species and habitat conservation and current practices and problems are also explored.

Credits

5

Outcomes

1. This course will prepare students to:
2. Integrate the concept of biodiversity into understanding of ecological systems and processes.
3. Explain the purpose of conservation and its role in biodiversity.
4. Transfer concepts of conservation management into current practices and problems.
5. Evaluate conservation problems in worldwide and specific regions.
6. Identify the factors and threatening processes responsible for the extinction of organisms.