NRES 348 Fish and Wildlife Ecology

Fish and Wildlife Ecology NRES/IB 348 Fall 2007 - Tentative Lecture Schedule
Date		Subject
August	22 (Monday schedule)	Introduction /Handout of Syllabus
	24, 27	General concepts, issues, questions, and challenges in fish and wildlife ecology
August	29, 31	History of wildlife and fisheries management
September	3	Labor Day-No class
	5,7,10,12	Basic Ecological Concepts: Populations, Communities, Ecosystems
	14, 17, 19	Habitat Ecology
	21,24,26,28	Issues in conservation biology
October	1, 3, 5	Guest Lectures (Conservation Genetics, Fisheries Mgt, Wildlife Epidemiology)
	8, 10, 12,15	Applied Pop. Ecology and Mgt. Techniques
	17	Hourly Exam
	19, 22	Wildlife and Agriculture
	24	Guest lecture (topic to be announced)
	26, 29	Invasive Species
	31	Urban Wildlife
November	2	Urban Wildlife
	5	Discussion Hour
	7,9,12	Human Dimensions/Env. Psych (guest lecture)
	14,16	Wildlife Law and Bioploitics/Endangered Species Act
	19,21,23	Thanksgiving Break; have a good one
	26	Case Histories in Wildlife Management
	28	Discussion Hour
	30	Careers in Fish and Wildlife
December	3, 5	Natural Resource Economics (one guest lecture)
	7	Future Issues and Challenges