BIOL1130-BA.Biodiversity/Conservation Biol.F16.Lowe,Benjamin

Benjamin Lowe

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 2016

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 NOTE: Students must concurrently register for a lecture and a corresponding 0-credit lab section of this course. Credits: 4

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