BLG 508

The conservation of biodiversity and relationships with human society will be discussed. Lectures would emphasize issues germane to Canada's ecosystems or geographic regions. Students will develop understanding of conversation genetic theory, will review the ecology of small populations, and consider various aspects related to extinctions and biodiversity. Basic tools of conservation biology such as computer modeling, conservation genetics, and metapopulation processes will be introduced in the context of particular ecosystem, species, or situations.