Title
BIOL1130-BA.Biodiversity/Conservation Biol.F13.Farris,Michael
Document Type
Syllabi
School
CLA
Department
BIOL
Course Subject
BIOL
Course Number
1130
Course Section
BA
Course Title
Biodiversity/Conservation Biol
Academic Term and Year
Fall 2013
Credits
4.00
Hamline Plan Letter
N
Area of Study
ESTD, SCIN
Course Description
Goals: To understand the ecological, evolutionary, geological, and historical factors which have led to the current distribution and abundance of organisms; to examine the changes in these distributions due to human activities; and to evaluate conservation strategies for different types of organisms. Content: Fundamentals of population ecology, community ecology and evolution; classification of organisms; patterns of biodiversity in space and time; extinctions and their causes; conservation genetics; design of nature preserves. Prerequisites: None.
Recommended Citation
Farris, Michael, "BIOL1130-BA.Biodiversity/Conservation Biol.F13.Farris,Michael" (2013). Historic Syllabi -- full text access limited to internal Hamline administrative staff only. 1622.
https://digitalcommons.hamline.edu/syllabi/1622