NRMG575 Advanced Topics in Population Ecology

Understanding of the biology of single species populations is an essential part of ecological literacy. Advanced Topics in Population Ecology uses a “hands on” approach combining real world examples from fisheries, wildlife and forest populations and data together with explorations of model populations using R to provide insights about basic population processes and quantitative approaches. Topics will include continuous-time and discrete-time population growth models, estimation of population growth rates, survivorship analysis, life tables, age- and stage-specific population projection matrices, complex population dynamics in simple and stage-structured populations, alternate population models, population viability analysis, metapopulation dynamics, and simple models of interspecific interactions. Students will explore relevant research literature and theories. Applied examples from varying natural resource models will be used, as defined by students’ interests.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

WILD 440 or equivalent course

Corequisite

none

Offered

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