Date(s), Topic
Aug. 23, The ecology of conservation
Aug. 28, 30, Biodiversity and the Endangered Species Act
Readings: Sections 2-5 from the
Endangered Species Act;
Caughley (
J.
Animal Ecology 63:215)
[additional readings]
Sept. 4, 6, Population viability analysis I: Counts
Readings: Gerber et al. 1999 (
Conservation
Biology 13:1215-1219); Brook, et al. 2000 (
Nature
404:385-7); Ellner, et al. 2002 (
Conservation
Biology 16:258-261); Brook, et al. 2002 (
Conservation
Biology 16:262-3)
[lecture notes] [additional readings]
Morris, W., D. Doak, M. Groom, P. Kareiva, J. Fieberg, L. Gerber, P.
Murphy, and D. Thomson. 1999. A Practical Handbook for Population
Viability Analysis. The Nature Conservancy, ISBN: 0-9624590-4-6. 133
pp.
[download]
Special lecture, Sept. 6, Rob Dunn, 4-5, 101 D. Clark Labs
Sep. 11, 13, Population viability analysis II: Demographic
Reading:
Kelly and
Durant 2000 (Conservation Biology 14:786-797),
Brook
2000 (Conservation Biology 14:564-566),
Kareiva, et
al (2000) (Science 290:977-979) and related papers:
Article 1 (Science 289:716-719) ,
Response to Article1 (Science 289:2281-2283 ) ,
Response to Article2 (Science 290:933-4) ,
Response
to Kareiva (Science 291:939a)
[lecture notes] [additional
readings]
Sep. 18, 20, Population viability analysis III: Metapopulation
Readings:
Lande
1988 (Oecologia 75:601-607),
Wielgus,
et al. 2007 (Conservation Biology 21:447-454)
[lecture notes]
Sep. 25, 27, Terrestrial reserve design
Readings:
Aung
2007 (Journal of Environmental Management 84:188-203),
Simberloff,
et al. 1992 (Conservation Biology 6:493-504)
Readings not required, but suggested:
Beier
and Noss 1998 (Conservation Biology),
Haddad
et al. 2000 (Conservation Biology),
Noss
and Beier 2000 (Conservation Biology)
[lecture notes] [additional
readings] [more additional
readings] [additional readings
specifically on
corridors]
Oct. 2, 4, Marine reserve design
Readings:
Allison,
et al. 1998 (Ecological Applications),
Worm et
al 2006 (Science 787-790)
[lecture notes] [additional
readings foodwebs] [additional
readings marine
reserves]
Special lecture, Oct. 4, Derek Aday, 4-5, 101 D. Clark Labs
Oct. 9, Midterm;
one page abstract or outline
of paper due
Oct. 16, 18, Conservation genetics
Readings:
Westemeier, et al. (1998; Science 282: 1695-1698);
overview,
Kraaijeveld-Smit,
et al. 2006 (Journal of Applied Ecology 43:360-5)
If population genetics is a new area for you, you may consider reading
an
overview paper
Frankham, R.
1995. Conservation genetics. Annual Review of Genetics
29:305-327.
[lecture notes]
[additional readings]
Special lecture, Tom Lovejoy, Oct. 22, 3-5, McKimmon
Center
Oct. 23, 25, Invasive Species
Readings:
Foxcroft,
et al 2007 (Conservation Biology 21:412-421);
Parker
and Gilbert 2007 (Ecology 88:1210-1224)
[lecture notes] [additional
readings]
Oct. 30, Nov. 1, Global climate changes
Readings: Houghton, et al. (1999,
Science
285:574-578); Thomas, et al. (2004,
Nature
427:145-148); and Hitch and Leberg (2007,
Conservation
Biology 21:534-9)
[lecture notes] [additional
readings]
Nov. 6, 8, Ecosystem services and management
Readings: Balmford, et al. (
2002,
Science 297:950-953); Kremen (
2005,
Ecology Letters 8:468-479)
Suggested Reading: Costanza, et al (
1997,
Nature 387: 253-260)
[lecture notes] [additional
readings]
Special lecture, Nov. 8, Rob Colwell, 4-5, 101 D. Clark Labs
Nov. 13, 15, Restoration ecology and adaptive management
Readings: Dobson, et al. (1997;
Science
277:515-522), Beck, et al. (2001;
Bioscience
51:633-641)
[lecture notes]
Nov. 20, Conservation and the human population,
1st draft papers submitted
Nov. 27, 29, Reserve portfolios
,
paper reviews due
Readings: Myers, et al. (2000;
Nature
403:853-858), Wilson et al. (2007,
Plos
Biology 5:e223).
[lecture notes]
Dec. 2, 6, Presentations
, final paper
submission
There will be
no final exam for this class