Concepts and methods in fishery management are surveyed. Explores how ecological knowledge can be brought to bear to protect diverse ecosystems, maintain viable populations of native species, and perpetuate ecological and evolutionary processes. Students will investigate scientific uncertainty and research priorities. Case studies will be used to investigate how to predict the effects of habitat fragmentation, resource depletion and pollution, habitat loss, and other human effects. Biology will be applied to ecosystem management, landscape design, and regional conservation planning.
Ornithology is the scientific study of birds.
This group of organisms is one of the most easily observed and most widely studied. It has traditionally served as an indicator of planetary health. Topics include identification, ecology, behavior, anatomy, physiology, and evolution. A study of the ecology of a region during an extended period of time in the field, focusing on comparisons of natural history, plant and animal adaptations, ecology, and conservation biology in a variety of ecosystems. Methods emphasize field observation, rapid assessment of ecosystems, and individual observational research by each student.