ESPM 114: Wildlife Ecology (Spring 2015, UC Berkeley). Instructor: Justin S. Brashares

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September 25, 2023

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English [CC]

Description

This course provides an introduction to wildlife ecology and its relationship to management and conservation programs. The course moves from a focus on populations to communities and ecosystems, followed by selected case studies. Students will be introduced to tools used by ecologists including basic population modeling, GIS, and wildlife survey techniques.

Course Curriculum

  • Lecture 01 – Introduction Unlimited
  • Lecture 02 – Niche Ecology Unlimited
  • Lecture 03 – Niche Ecology (cont.) Unlimited
  • Lecture 05 – Social Organization, Population Dynamics Unlimited
  • Lecture 06 – Population Dynamics, Part I (cont.) Unlimited
  • Lecture 07 – Population Dynamics, Part II Unlimited
  • Lecture 08 – Populations: Harvest Unlimited
  • Lecture 09 – Populations: Harvest (cont.) Unlimited
  • Lecture 10 – Population Estimation Unlimited
  • Lecture 11 – Population Estimation (cont.), Metapopulations Unlimited
  • Lecture 12 – Wildlife Communities Unlimited
  • Lecture 13 – Animal Competition Unlimited
  • Lecture 14 – Predation Unlimited
  • Lecture 15 – Predation (cont.) Unlimited
  • Lecture 16 – Community Ecology, Zoogeography Unlimited
  • Lecture 17 – Geospatial Applications in Wildlife Ecology Unlimited
  • Lecture 18 – Wildlife Disease Ecology & Emerging Infectious Diseases Unlimited
  • Lecture 19 – Genetic Tools in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Unlimited
  • Lecture 20 – Wildlife and Climate Change Unlimited
  • Lecture 21 – Wildlife Disease Ecology (cont.), Invasion Ecology Unlimited
  • Lecture 22 – Invasion Ecology, Wildlife Control Unlimited
  • Lecture 23 – Wildlife Economics and Utilization Unlimited
  • Lecture 24 – Wildlife Policy in the U.S. Unlimited

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