Overview
The topic will focus on conservation biology, including setting the priorities for conservation, identifying causes of extinction, and assessing vulnerability to extinction. Lectures and workshops will cover landscape ecology, including fire ecology, and systematic and evolutionary biology, including studies on the origin and evolution of biodiversity, description and classification of … For more content click the Read More button below.
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Aims
This topic aims to provide students with:
- An understanding of the impact of habitat change on species persistence
- A knowledge of the processes leading to population extinction
- An appreciation of the issues involved in conservation of endangered species
- An appreciation of the changing nature of ecosystems
- An appreciation of the contribution of ecology and genetics towards our understanding of the interactions among species within ecosystems
- An understanding of evolutionary phylogeny and its relationship to conservation issues
Learning outcomes
On completion of this topic you will be expected to be able to:
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Interpret the scientific bases of biological conservation
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Analyse biological and other processes leading to the generation and loss of biodiversity
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Argue effectively in spoken and written media
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Apply practical skills involved in biodiversity studies
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Critically review practical methods available for conserving rare and endangered species
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