Current Topics in Biodiversity
EEB 488
Class meets at
9:00-10:00 on Wednesdays in the Bamford Room
|
Date |
Leader |
Topic
(see below for assigned readings) |
|
Sept.
8 |
ROUNDTABLE |
Convention
on Biological Diversity, what countries are doing |
|
Sept.
15 |
Robin
Chazdon |
The
many dimensions of biodiversity |
|
Sept.
22 |
Susan
Letcher |
Global
patterns of biodiversity: latitudinal patterns |
|
Sept.
29 |
Mary
Beth Palomaki |
Methods
for measuring biodiversity 1: local scale |
|
Oct.
6 |
Corie
Cann |
Measuring
biodiversity 2: landscape and regional scales |
|
Oct.
13 |
Nanci
Ross |
Biodiversity
and agroforestry |
|
Oct.
20 |
Katie
Boiteau |
Global
patterns of biodiversity: environmental gradients |
|
Oct.
27 |
Brad
Goupil |
Putting
a value of biodiversity |
|
Nov.
3 |
Colin
Young |
Threats
to biodiversity |
|
Nov.
10 |
Sarina
Lambert |
Biodiversity
and global climate change |
|
Nov.
17 |
Tsitsi
McPherson |
Biodiversity
and global trade policy |
|
Nov.
24 |
|
No
class; Thanksgiving Recess |
|
Dec.
1 |
Katie
Levasseur |
Biodiversity
hotspots |
|
Dec.
8 |
TBA |
The
human side of biodiversity and biodiversity policy |
Readings:
[in file cabinet in TLS 314]
September
8; Gaston & Spicer, Chapter 6