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Syllabus:

Conservation Biology, 15 Credits

The course is discontinued

Swedish name: Bevarandebiologi

This syllabus is valid: 2008-01-21 valid to 2009-03-22 (newer version of the syllabus exists)

Course code: 5BI006

Credit points: 15

Education level: Second cycle

Main Field of Study and progress level: Biology: Second cycle, has only first-cycle course/s as entry requirements

Grading scale: Pass with distinction, Pass, Fail

Responsible department: Department of Ecology and Environmental Science

Contents

The course focus is on threats to biodiversity at different scales caused by human resource use. The students learn how to apply theory in ecology, biogeography and genetics to design measures to conserve and restore damaged ecosystems. The students are trained to evaluate conservation and restoration projects, and to do inventories of natural habitats. The course ends with an excursion where they work with problems and methods of species conservation in habitats typical of northern Sweden.

Required Knowledge

60 ECTS Biology, including 15 ECTS Ecology.

Literature

The literature list is not available through the web. Please contact the faculty.