NRE 220 - Syllabus Winter 2000

CONSERVING BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY

NRE 220
Lecture Syllabus - Winter 2000

J.D. Allan
dallan@umich.edu

Readings 1

Jan.

6 1. What (and where) is biodiversity? 3:55-76
11 2. The species concept, speciation, and role of systematics.  2:23-35
13 3. A historical perspective:  Mass extinctions in earth history.  7:147-50
18 4. The ecological role of humans in pre-industrial times.  none
20 5. Modern causes of species extinctions.
A. Over-harvesting. 		10:250-59 &10:274-76
25 6. Modern causes of species extinction.
B. Habitat destruction. 		7:163-74 (Skip Box 13) & 9:197-229
27 7. Modern causes of species extinctions.
C.  Species invasions. 		10:259-76

Feb.

1

8. Modern causes of species extinctions.
D.  Secondary extinctions. 		2:35-53

3

9. The risks of rarity.  1a. Demographic risks: Stochasticity 11:279-83 & 11:301-08

8

10. The risks of rarity.  1b. Demographic risks: Metapopulation structure 12:309-23 (Skip Box 21) & 12:327-31
10 11. The risks of rarity. 2a. Genetic risks:  basic principles  11:283-301
15 12. The risks of rarity.  2b. Genetic risks continued. none
17 13. Extinction probabilities and minimum viable populations. 12:324-27 & 12:331-36
22 14. Species vs ecosystems none
24 Mid-term
29 SPRING BREAK

March

2

SPRING BREAK

7

15. Species-area relationship:  a multiple species management tool 7:163-74

9

16. Species-area theory and the design of nature reserves 16:429-45 & 17:466-69
14 17. Gap Analysis: the landscape scale of biodiversity protection  15:397-417
16 18. Assessing the value of biological diversity 4:79-100 & 5:101-23
21 19. Policy initiatives for biodiversity preservation 6:125-44
23 20. Global warming: basic principles 9:239-48
28 21. Shifting species ranges and shifting biomes: consequences for biodiversity 15:417-21
30 22. Restoration Ecology 19:503-21

April

4

23. Captive breeding, zoo's and gardens, and cryogenesis 14:361-93

6

24. Reintroduction strategies: how many eggs, how many baskets? 13:337-60
15 25. Sustainability none
20 26. Synthesis 22:593-608

1 Primack, Richard B. 1993. Essentials of Conservation Biology. Sinauer Associates Inc, Sunderland MA.

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