Tropical Biology

Tropical Biology
TB5501 - Biological Conservation in the Tropics
Credit Points
15
Course Coordinator
Dr David Burslem

Pre-requisites

None

Co-requisites

None

Overview

Aims: To provide an understanding of the problems associated with biological conservation in tropical countries and the current techniques available for assessing and managing those problems.

Learning Objectives: By the end of the course you should:
1. be able to describe the processes leading to loss of pristine habitats and extinction of species in tropical countries
2. have detailed knowledge of case studies documenting conservation of biological resources in each of the major tropical ecosystems
3. have a knowledge of the management techniques currently used for protection and rehabilitation of tropical ecosystems.

Structure

Average of 3 lectures per week plus a number of group seminars and a workshop.

Assessment

Continual assessment is based on an essay and report.


NB Joint course with level 3 and level 4 students. Tutorial work is MSc-specific.