BIOL 256 - Conservation Biology Ireland

3 Credit Hours
This course will introduce students to the science of conservation biology in the context of modern Ireland. We will travel through rural Ireland and visit a diversity of biological communities including peat bogs, oak forests, freshwater lakes, and rocky coastlines. We will examine the threats to species persistence including those posed by land-use changes, overexploitation, and introduction of invasive species. We will discuss historical changes leading to the population crashes of endangered species such as the Corn Crake, the Irish red deer, and the Barn Owl and examine the habitat management practices being employed to recover populations of these species.

Prerequisites: Undergraduate level BIOL162 Minimum grade of D and Undergraduate level BIOL163 Minimum grade of D

Levels: Graduate Undergraduate

College of Arts & Sciences Biology