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David L. Stokes
BES 485
Bothell Campus
Exploration of the science underlying methods of species and ecosystem conservation. Emphasis is placed on understanding the limits and promise of scientific approaches to conservation, within the social, political and economic context of conservation problems.
Class description
AUTUMN 2006
An introduction to the field of conservation biology: an interdisciplinary investigation into biological, management, economic, and ethical issues associated with the current extinction of species. We will cover principles and applications of ecology, population biology and genetics, biogeography, and social sciences for protection and management of biodiversity in the context of current extensive alteration of the environment.
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