Conservation Biology and Conservation Biology Theory
PCB 5045 and PCB 7051, Fall 2010
4 credit hours, Mondays and Wednesdays 4:30-6:20 pm
Professor Reed Noss, Department of Biology
Office: Biology 202C; Phone: 823-0975
Email: rnoss@mail.ucf.edu; course web site: http://biology.ucf.edu/~rnoss/
Description: Topics include the development and application of theory, principles, factual
knowledge, and techniques of population ecology, community ecology, landscape ecology,
biogeography, and systematics to the conservation of biodiversity.
Objective: The objective of this class is to provide students with an overview of the science of
conservation biology, including an illustration of how the theories and tools of the biological
sciences and related disciplines can be applied to the solution of practical conservation problems.
Related objectives are to develop critical thinking skills and to familiarize students with a broad
range of the current literature, research topics, and unresolved issues in conservation biology.
Upon completion of this course, students should understand how biodiversity is generated and
maintained in nature, the proximal and ultimate threats to biodiversity, research approaches of
conservation biology, and strategies for maintaining biodiversity on a human-dominated earth.
Pre-requisites: Because conservation biology is inter-disciplinary, and graduate students come to
this field from diverse backgrounds, the only pre-requisite is one graduate-level course in
ecology or a closely related field (e.g., environmental science) or consent of instructor.
Readings:
Required text:
Groom, M.J., G.K. Meffe, and C.R. Carroll, editors. 2006. Principles of Conservation Biology,
3rd edition. Sinauer, Sunderland, MA.
Plus selected journal articles and other materials made available by the instructor. Articles are
available on the course web site: http://biology.ucf.edu/~rnoss/
Student Evaluation: Students will be evaluated and graded according to their scores on
discussion questions (two-page written essays [single-spaced, no smaller than 10-pt font] plus
leading discussion in class), an oral presentation on a topic of the student’s choice, a final exam,
and participation in class discussions. More will be expected of students in PCB 7051 than in
PCB 5045, especially in discussions and presentations.
Discussion questions: 20%
Oral presentation: 30%
Final exam: 30%
Class participation: 20%
Grading: A: 94-100; A-: 90-93; B+: 87-89; B: 83-86; B-: 80-82; C+: 77-79; C: 73-76; C-:
70-72; D+: 67-69; D: 63-68; D-: 60-62; F: < 60.
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Schedule:
Aug. 23:
Purpose and goals of course. Course syllabus and schedule. History and character
of conservation biology. Powerpoint: History of Conservation Biology. Required
readings: Soulé (1985), Meine et al. (2006), Sutherland et al. (2010).
Supplemental readings: Chapter 1 (Meffe et al.) in text.
Aug. 25:
Discussion Question #1 (Leaders: Figel and Knickerbocker). Key concepts of
conservation biology: biodiversity, ecosystem integrity, keystone species, etc.
Powerpoint: Biological Diversity and Ecosystem Integrity. Required readings:
Noss (1996), Kareiva and Marvier (2003), Orme et al. (2005), Lamoreux et al.
(2006). Supplemental readings: Chapter 2 (Orians and Groom) in text, Myers et
al. (2000), Hawkins et al. (2003), Ives and Carpenter (2007), Simberloff (1998),
Soulé et al. (2003).
Aug. 30:
Discussion Question #2 (Leaders: Catano, Devlin, and Di Salvo). Powerpoint:
continued from last class. Required readings: Dietz et al. (2007), Hall and Day
(2009), Meyerson (2009), Butler (2010), Rosa et al. (2010) and Pimentel et al.
(2010), Feeney (2010) and Meyerson (2010), Hurlbert (2010).
Sept. 1:
Powerpoint: Southern Grasslands. Changes in biodiversity over time; mass
extinctions in the past and today. Required readings: Purvis et al. (2000),
Davidson et al. (2009). Supplemental readings: Chapter 3 (Groom) in text, plus
Noss et al. (1995), Scott et al. (2001), Stuart et al. (2004), Ricketts et al. (2005).
Sept. 6:
No class (Labor Day)
Sept. 8:
Discussion Question #3 (Leaders: Donoghue, Holdsworth, and Leopold).
Ecosystem services. Other reasons for conserving biodiversity. Continue and
review material from past classes. Required readings: Carpenter and Folke (2006),
McCauley (2006), Redford and Adams (2009). Supplemental readings: Egoh et
al. (2007), Chapter 4 (Callicott) in text.
Sept. 13:
Discussion Question #4 (Leaders: Manis, Niederhauser, and Richards).
Powerpoint: Over-exploitation. Required readings: Burney and Flannery (2005),
Donlan et al. (2005), McClenachan (2009), Fryxell et al. (2010). Supplemental
readings: Chapter 8 (Reynolds and Peres) in text, Myers and Worm (2003),
Laliberte and Ripple (2004), Scheffer et al. (2005).
Sept. 15:
Powerpoint: Habitat Loss and Fragmentation. Required readings: Chapters 6
(Groom) and 7 (Noss et al.) in text, Fahrig (2003), Laurance (2008), Prugh et al.
(2008), Franklin and Lindenmayer (2009). Supplemental readings: Woodroffe and
Ginsberg (1998), Ricketts (2001), Stouffer et al. (2006).
Sept. 20:
Discussion Question #5 (Leaders: Sanchez and Sisko). Powerpoint: Habitat
Quantity, Quality, and Configuration. Required readings: those from last week,
plus Hansen et al. (2005), Milder (2007). Supplemental readings: Lenth et al.
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(2006), Gude et al. (2007),
Sept. 22:
Powerpoint: Exotics. Required readings: Sax et al. (2007), Bergstrom et al.
(2009), Levy (2010). Supplemental readings: Chapter 9 (Wonham) in text,
Mitchell and Power (2003), Gurevitch and Padilla (2004), Didham et al. (2007),
Fridley et al. (2007).
Sept. 27:
Powerpoint: Sea-Level Rise. Global climate change. Required readings: Chapter
10 (Parmesan and Matthews) in text, Heller and Zavaleta (2009), Lawler (2009),
Ross et al. (2009). Supplementary readings: Parmesan and Yohe (2003), Thomas
et al. (2004), Pounds et al. (2006), Carroll (2010), Von Holle et al. (2010).
Sept. 29.
Guest Lecture: Dr. Pedro Quintana-Ascencio. (metapopulation topic)
Oct. 4:
Discussion Question #6 (Leaders: Torrence, Yuan, and Long). Population and
metapopulation viability; conservation genetics. Required readings: Chapters 11
(Scribner et al.) and 12 (Dunning et al.) in text, Hanski (1998). Supplemental
readings: Keller and Waller (2002), Reed et al. (2002), Carroll et al. (2006),
Tittler et al. (2006).
Oct. 6:
No class (canceled due to football game…don’t ask)
Oct. 11:
Powerpoint: Road Ecology. Required readings: Riley et al. (2006), Clark et al.
(2010), Weber and Allen (2010). Supplemental readings: Trombulak and Frissell
(2000), Dodd et al. (2004), Steen and Gibbs (2004), Clevenger and Waltho
(2005).
Oct. 13:
Powerpoint: Fire-Dependent Forests. Forest management, fire ecology, and
restoration. Required readings: Lindenmayer et al. (2004), Noss et al. (2006).
Supplemental readings: Cochrane (2003), Bond and Keeley (2005).
Oct. 18:
Conservation planning. Powerpoint: Conservation Planning. Required readings:
Chapter 14 (Possingham et al.) in text, Pressey et al. (2007), Knight et al. (2008),
Fuller et al. (2010). Supplemental readings: Noss et al. (2002), Luck et al. (2004),
Rodrigues et al. (2004), Brooks et al. (2006), Naidoo et al. (2006), Reyers et al.
(2010).
Oct. 20:
Guest Lecture: Dr. David Jenkins, Conserving Metacommunities. Required
readings (be prepared to discuss!): Leibold et al. (2004), Ficetola et al. (2009).
Oct. 25:
Connectivity and corridors. Powerpoint: Connectivity. Required readings: Beier
and Noss (1998), Beier et al. (2008), Gilbert-Norton et al. (2010). Supplemental
readings: Berger (2004), Bowne et al. (2006), Cowen et al. (2006), Dixon et al.
(2006), Damschen et al. (2006), Weldon (2006), Beier et al. (2009).
Oct. 27:
Powerpoint: Ecosystem management, adaptive management, and monitoring.
Required readings: Nichols and Williams (2006), McCarthy and Possingham
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(2007), Lindenmayer and Likens (2009), Moore and McCarthy (2010), Schmolke
et al. (2010). Supplemental readings: Chapter 13 (Meffe et al.) in text, Noss
(1999), Doak et al. (2008), Fleishman and Murphy (2009), Haughland et al.
(2010), Lindenmayer and Likens (2010), Maris and Bechet (2010).
Nov. 1:
Powerpoint: Reintroductions and other translocations. Required readings:
Armstrong and Seddon (2007), Hoegh-Guldberg et al. (2008), Fazey and Fischer
(2009), Ricciardi and Simberloff (2009 and 2009 reply), Sax et al. (2009),
Schlaepfer et al. (2009), Schwartz et al. (2009), Vitt et al. (2009), Willis et al.
(2009). Supplemental readings: Ostermann et al. (2001), Tuberville et al. (2005),
Araki et al. (2007), Morrell (2008), appropriate portions of Chapter 15 (Fiedler
and Groom) in text.
Nov. 3:
Catch up and review
Nov. 8:
Individual presentations and discussion
Nov. 10:
Individual presentations and discussion
Nov. 15:
Individual presentations and discussion
Nov. 17:
Individual presentations and discussion
Nov. 22:
Individual presentations and discussion
Nov. 24:
Individual presentations and discussion
Nov. 29:
Individual presentations and discussion
Dec. 1:
Individual presentations and discussion
Dec. 6:
Review for final exam
Dec. 8:
Final exam (4:30-6:50 pm)
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