Teaching Responsibility

LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:

Biological and Environmental Sciences

Learning Methods

Lecture

Online

Practical

Workshop

Module Offerings

6218NATSCI-JAN-CTY

Aims

(a) to provide an in-depth discussion of selected current research topic areas in conservation biology reflecting the interests of staff members. (b) to demonstrate the practical use of research in wildlife management through research informed conservation.

Learning Outcomes

1.
Discuss the biological principles that underpin modern conservation practice and demonstrate how they are applied to solving conservation problems.
2.
Critically review the nature of conservation problems and their solutions.
3.
Evaluate critically the use of models in solving problems in conservation ecology.

Module Content

Outline Syllabus:The aims and learning outcomes of this module will be addressed through a series of selected case studies highlighting the research interests of individual staff members. The range of topics covered could include such things as: Mitigating the effects of habitat fragmentation on populations; Population Viability Analysis and the use of population models to inform the management of threatened species; Use of new technology to assess species and habitats over extensive areas; Habitat restoration; Species reintroduction; Control of invasive species.
Module Overview:
This module enables you to examine a diverse range of important contemporary research topics linked to conservation biology, drawing on the research interests of the teaching staff.
Additional Information:This module examines a diversity of important contemporary research topics linked to conservation biology, drawing on the research interests of the teaching staff.

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