課程介紹
A single species, human beings, has significant impacts on natural environment and species diversity on earth. This course aims to discuss these impacts and their possible solutions. During the course, the lecturer will introduce what conservation is, why we shall care, and what the major issues are. Students need to give presentations about some conservation topics and design a conservation project. Based on interactive discussions, the course will help students to develop understanding and critical ability on the topics.
教科書:
  1. MacDonald, D. & and Service, K. 2006. Key Topics in Conservation Biology. Blackwell- Publishing (Hard copies are available in the NCHU Library).
  2. MacDonald, D. & Willis, K. 2013. Key Topics in Conservation Biology 2. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd (electronic book is available in the NCHU Library).
  3. Magurran, A.E. 2004, Measuring biological diversity. Blackwell Publishing, Massachusetts.
  4. Sodhi, N.S. & Ehrlich, P.R. 2010. Conservation Biology for All. Oxford University Press, USA (http://www.mongabay.com/conservation-biology-for-all.html).
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