Daily Lectures : PowerPoint Presentations

   • January 21 - Capstone Experience and Course Goals

   • January 24 - Scope and History of Conservation Biology

   • January 26 - Subdisciplines of Conservation Biology & Course Outline

   • January 31 - Spider Diversity Exercise

   • February 2 - Hierarchy of Biodiversity Definitions: Genetic Diversity

   • February 2 - Biodiversity Definitions: Species Level and Higher

   • February 2 - Species Terms

   • February 4 - Estimating Species Richness & Values of Biodiversity

   • February 7 - Extinction

   • February 14 - Letter Writing Instructions

   • February 18 - Threats to Biodiversity: Human Population & Habitat Destruction

   • February 21 - Threats to Biodiversity: Habitat Fragmentation & Degradation

   • February 25 - Threats to Biodiversity: Degradation - Water and Air Pollution

   • February 28 - Threats to Biodiversity: Climate Change, Overexploitation, Invasive Species, and Disease

   • March 9 - Mid-term Exam Debriefing

   • March 21 - Genetic Variation & Effective Population Size

   • March 23 - Population Viability Analysis & Metapopulation Dynamics

   • April 4 - Final Presentation Instructions

   • April 11 - Conserving Biological Communities: Island Biogeography and Reserve Design