REN3301 Biodiversity & Conservation

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Please note that this schedule is tentative and may change during the course of the semester. Enrolled students are encourage to check their Study Desk on USQConnect regularly for announcements regarding changes to on-campus classes. 

Please also note that the external study schedule is the recommended self-paced schedule for you to get through the external material (Study Book and Book of Readings) and textbook readings. It is meant as a guide only.

  

On-Campus Lecture and Tutorial Schedule, Semester 2, 2009

 Note: this schedule is tentative and may change during the course of the semester. 

 

Date

Wk

Lecture (2h)

Tutorial (2h)

Assessment/ Student Output

23-27/7

1

1.1 Biological Diversity & Conservation Science

T1. Principles of Conservation Biology

 

30/7-3/8

2

1.2 Global Biodiversity Patterns

T2. Patterns in Biodiversity

 

6-10/8

3

1.3 Humans & Biodiversity

T3. Human Impact & Extinctions

 

13-17/8

4

1.4 Conservation Value & Ethics

T4. Values in Conservation Biology

 

20-24/8

5

2.1 Primary Threats to Biodiversity

T5. Habitat Loss, Overexploitation, Invasions & Climate

Nominate case study 

27-31/8

6

2.2 Conservation Genetics

T6. Conserving Species

 

3-7/9

7

2.3 Species & Landscape Approaches

T7. Population Viability Analysis: A Case Study

  

10-14/9

8

2.4 Ecosystem Approaches

T8. Conservation Issues on the Darling Downs

Assignment 1 (20%)

17-21/9

9

Mid-semester break

24-28/9

10

Mid-semester break

1-5/10

11

3.1 Conservation Management

T9. Conservation Issues in Australia

Abstract due (2/10)

8-12/10

12

3.2 Adaptive Management

T10. Case Studies/Student Seminars

Assignment 2 (30%)

Presentations

15-19/10

13

3.3 Ecological Restoration

T11. Case Studies/Student Seminars

Presentations

22-26/10

14

3.4 Sustainability & Challenges to Conservation

TBA

 

29/10-2/11

15

No Lecture

No Tutorial

 

5-16/11

16+

EXAMS

 

  

Online materials by Dr Andy Le Brocque

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