| Course Title: Conservation Biology with Laboratory |
| Start Date: 01/23/2023 End Date: 05/08/2023 |
| Term: Spring Semester 2023 |
| Description: This course focuses on advanced ecological theory applied to conservation. Class will combine lectures and discussions of primary scientific literature. Labs will include field trips to collect observational and experimental data and indoor exercises to explore the concepts of rarity, coexistence, and population viability with mathematical models. A community-based learning aspect is possible for the final project in this class. |
| Distribution(s): II - Math & Sciences |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Martha Hoopes | mhoopes@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 01/23/2023 - 05/08/2023 | Seminar | Monday and Wednesday | 11:30AM - 12:45PM | CLAP - Clapp Laboratory | 126 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| Prereq: BIOL-223, BIOL-226, or ENVST-200. | Take previously | Required |
| Coreq: BIOL-331L | Take concurrently | Required |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags | ||
| ENVST-CRSE | ENVST-EL: Env Studies Electives | This course is an approved elective for the Environmental Studies major and minor. |
| ENVST-NS | ENVST-NS: Env Studies pre-2024 Minor - Natural Science | This course has been approved to count towards the Environmental Studies minor Natural Science area. |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 24 | Enrollment: 23 | Available: 1 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: Principles of Conservation Biology Author: Groom, Martha J., Gary K. Meffe, and C. Ronald Carroll Copyright: 2006 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 0878935185 Publisher: Sinauer |
Recommended | 102.95 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is the complete book list for this class. |
| Instructor's comments about the book list: Would it be possible to put the copies of this book on reserve? Martha |