| Instructor | Office Hours |
| Dr. Mai Morshidi | Monday 3-4P; Thursday 3-4P |
| CNR Room 184 | or via appointment |
| Email: mmorshid@uwsp.edu | Phone: 346-3786 |
Class Meets
Text
Principles of
Conservation Biology by Meffe and Carroll, and other readings as assigned in
class.
Course Objectives
This course will provide students with
a broad understanding of the ethical, biological and political issues
encompassing the conservation of biodiversity.
Concept of biodiversity and conservation biology will be discussed.
We will address threats to biological diversity at four levels:
ecosystem, species, genetics, and cultural.
Lectures that focus on the subject of biodiversity conservation will be
designed to enhance management skills of the participant at local, national and
international level. Online and in class
discussions will focus on case studies that evaluate the successes and shortcomings of conservation
biology applications in the field. The
course will discuss the effects that economics, education, politics, and
lifestyle have on this topic. We will also explore how principles from two related disciplines, Restoration Ecology and
Landscape Ecology, are related to Conservation Biology