Issues in Conservation Comprehensive Notes

Description

These notes cover the entire semesters worth of content, and have relevance to the field trip that is also apart of this subject. There is also many real world examples along with the key topics, allowing better application of these in the real world. Topics include; - Types of Conservation - Biodiversity - Economical implications of protecting biodiversity - Species concepts - Estimating biodiversity - Biodiversity hotspots - Types of studies - Surrogate species schemes - Mass extinction events - Protected area - IUCN Protected area categories - Overabundant native animals - Habitat fragmentation - The effect of roads - Exploitation - Invasive species - Climate change and effects on biota - Co-extinction - Private land - Conservation across borders - Sustainability - Management strategies - Genetics and conservation