BIO 727

Conservation Biology

Conservation biology is a multidisciplinary field of environmental science. The objectives of this course are: (1) to understand global biodiversity in its historical context; (2) to learn how human impacts are endangering ecosystems around the world; (3) to identify the biological properties of organisms, populations, species, and systems that render them vulnerable; and (4) to explore means of protecting biodiversity and the ecological processes on which it depends.

Doctoral Non-Liberal Arts

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