courses

Courses taught by Sheila Conant

Biology 425 (3sh) Wildlife and Plant Conservation

Focus: Principles of conservation biology; wildlife management techniques; examination of ethical, cultural, legal, political and socio-economic issues impinging on conservation policy and practice. Field project on endangered plant species requires population status assessment of plant species and interaction with biologists in resource management agencies, evaluation of endangered species recovery plans

Offered: most spring semesters
Lecture enrollment: 20-30
Lab enrollment: no lab

Comments: Enrolls undergraduates from Geography, Botany, Biology, Zoology and Environmental Studies, as well as some graduate students from Geography, Botany and Zoology.

Zool. 690/Bot 690 (3 sh) Conservation Biology
team taught with C. Morden (Bot)

Focus: Theories and concepts of ecology, evolution and genetics for conservation of biological diversity. Other topics include restoration ecology, resource management, laws, biological invasions

Offered: every other fall semester (odd years)
Lecture enrollment: 12-16
Lab enrollment: no lab

Comments: Serves interests of EECB graduate students, most of whom take the course at some point

Zoology 750 Topics in Conservation Biology
Professor Conant teaches this course approximately every other year. Topics have ranged from natural resource management planning to ecology, evolution and conservation of Hawaiian biota. Often team-taught with other EECB faculty (e.g., Hadfield, Morden, Wilcox)