Conservation Biology with Ramas Ecolab [With CD-ROM]

by Lev R. Ginzburg, Susanne M. Shultz, Karen V. Root, et al.

This set of 14 labs is designed as a teaching tool for introductory undergraduate environmental or ecological laboratory courses. Real problems in ecology are explored using RAMASr EcoLab 2.0. The lab manual contains background information and exercises and suggestions for additional work. An instructor's supplement (available to adopters) includes suggestions for teaching the material, additional reference material, and answers to the questions and exercises. Students are introduced to a number of important topics that are relevant to environmental studies: biodiversity; population growth; population parameters (demography); density dependence; extinction; conservation of threatened and endangered species; sustainable harvesting; management of wildlife; reintroduction of endangered species; island biogeography; metapopulation biology; human population growth and consumption; and conservation decision-making. Each lab provides background material emphasizing the important concepts, a series of exercises using data from actual studies of endangered and threatened species, and questions. The manual also provides clear step-by-step instructions on the use of RAMASr EcoLab 2.0 and the provided sample files. Conservation Biology with RAMASr EcoLab allows students to explore the latest concepts in conservation and, moreover, to utilize the same technology that professionals in the field use to tackle these issues.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0878937684
• ISBN13: 9780878937684
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Sinauer Associates
• Length: 221 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Great book

Highly reccommended text for undergraduates studying environmental sciences or conservation biology. No strong mathmatical background needed.