CONSERVATION BIOLOGY
READING ASSIGNMENTS
What is Conservation Biology?
January 19
Meffe and Carroll. 1997. Principles of Conservation Biology.
(Read pp.22-25).
Hardin, G. 1968. The tragedy of the commons. Science 162:12431248.
Leopold, A. 1949. The Land Ethic. In, The Sand County Almanac.
Oxford University Press, New York.
Conservation: A Historical Perspective
January 24
Meffe and Carroll. 1997. Principles of Conservation Biology. (Read pp.716).
How many species are there?
January 26
May, R.M. 1988. How many species are there are earth? Science
241:1441-1449.
Causes, Rates & Consequences of Loss of Diversity
January 31
Meffe and Carroll. 1997. Principles of Conservation Biology. (Read
pp.123-139).
Monitoring Biodiversity
February 7
Feb 9-21
Roush, G.J. 1985. The heritage concept: entering the second decade. The
Nature Conservancy News 35:5-10.
Genetics
Meffe and Carroll. 1997. Principles of Conservation
Biology. (Read pp.161-199).
Quantitative-Genetic Perspective
February 23
Avise and Hamrick. 1996. Conservation Genetics: Case Histories from
Nature. (Read pp.471-501).
Demography
March 2
Meffe and Carroll. 1997. Principles of Conservation Biology. (Read
pp.203-230).
Habitat Fragmentation
March 7-9
Meffe and Carroll. 1997. Principles of Conservation Biology. (Read
pp.269-302).
Single-Species Conservation & The Endangered Species Act
March 14.30,
April 2
Meffe and Carroll. 1997. Principles of Conservation Biology. (Read
pp.76-82)
Ranking Systems
March 16
Mace, G.M. and R. Lande. 1991. Assessing extinction threats: toward
a reevaluation of IUCN threatened species categories. Conservation
Biology 5:148-157.
Community-Level Conservation
April 4-6
Meffe and Carroll. 1997. Principles of Conservation Biology. (Read
pp.235-266).
Ecosystem Stress
April 18
Odum, E.P. 1985. Trends expected in stressed ecosystems. BioScience
35:419-422.
Ecosystem Management
April 20
Grumbine, R.E. 1994. What is Ecosystem Managment? Conservation
Biology 8:27-38.
Sustainable Development
April 25
Costanza, R. and H.E. Daly. 1992. Natural capital and sustainable
development. Conservation Biology 6:37-46.
Politics & Economics
April 27
Meffe and Carroll. 1997. Principles of Conservation Biology. (Read
pp.513-542).
Ecological Restoration
May 2
Meffe and Carroll. 1997. Principles of Conservation Biology. (Read
pp.479-509).