Conservation Biology Theory (PCB 6042)

Course Information

Time: Tuesdays & Thursdays (1:00 pm -2:20 pm)
Room: Bio 415
Instructor: Pedro F. Quintana-Ascencio

Description

This course provides a space to identify and debate current conceptual backgrounds and narratives in Conservation Biology. It aims to review and evaluate information and promote critical thinking.

Readings

Session	Topic	Readings
0	Class introduction
I	Diversity	Noss 1990
II	Species concept	O’Brien and Mayr 1991 Responses to O’Brien and Mayr 1991 Nowak 1992 Waples et al. 2018
III	Genetics vs Demography	Lowe et al. 2017
IV	Metapopulations and spatial dynamics	Fahrig et al. 2021 Quintana-Ascencio et al. 2019
V	Conserving evolutionary processes	Rouget et al. 2003 Erwin 1991
VI	Hybridization and introgression	Harrison and Larson 2014
VII	Climate change and disturbances	Root and Schneider 2006
VIII	Invasive species	Davis et al. 2011
IX	The next communities	Maldonado et al. 1999 Soto et al. 2017
X	Ecosystem recovery	Lugo 2020
XI	Transgene escape	Chappel et al 2013 McAfee 2008 Mann 2002
XII	Nature vs. culture	Grove 1992 Cronon 1996
XIII	Conservation practice	Igoe 2010 Dove & Huq Khan 1991 Büscher et al. 2012