ENV 424 - Conservation Biology

4 credit(s)
Examines the historical and ethical background of the conservation movement and trace the development of the science of conservation biology. We will be making connections between society and the natural world, relating human impacts on plants and wildlife to the goals of the practicing conservation biologist. We will learn quantitative methods to determine and predict the status of plant and animal populations. This is a lab/field course with opportunities to learn from conservation efforts around the Portland metropolitan area. Also listed as BIOL 325.

Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Sustainability.Prerequisite(s): BIOL 200 and BIOL 201 with a minimum grade of C-.