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Biodiversity and Conservation Biology

Course code

MLB6012.LT

old course code

MLB6012

Course title in Estonian

Looduskaitsebioloogia

Course title in English

Biodiversity and Conservation Biology

ECTS credits

5.0

Assessment form

Examination

lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

lecturer of 2024/2025 Spring semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

Course aims

The course will offer students an opportunity to acquire basic knowledge about the about value and structure of biodiversity, the threats to it and the basic about the tools available for conservation of populations and ecosystems.

Brief description of the course

Short description. Fundamentals of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology. History of biodiversity conservation and formation of conservation biology as a science. Components of biodiversity. Threats to biodiversity. Environmental ethics. Environmental economy. Theoretical principles of species conservation and their application. Extinctions. Prioritization in conservation: species, ecoregions, ecosystems. Paradigms in species conservation. Biology of small populations: demography, genetics, environmental impact, population viability analyses (PVA). Ex situ conservation. Recovery of species. Restoration ecology. Principles of ecosystems management. Design of protected areas: size, distance, corridors, zones, edge effect. International and national biodiversity legislation: principles and history. Biodiversity conservation and social processes.

Learning outcomes in the course

Upon completing the course the student:
Basic knowledge of biodiversity and conservation biology.

Teacher

dots Tiit Maran, PhD

Prerequisite course 1

General Ecology (MLB6902.LT)

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