ZOO 5300 - Wildlife Ecology and Management

Credits: 5
Concepts of vertebrate ecology integrated with the art of wildlife management, stressing approaches to deal with the inherent uncertainty of managing populations. Strategies to increase or decrease populations of target species, tools used to determine population status (e. g. viability analysis, monitoring, habitat assessment), and ecosystem management approaches are discussed. Lab included.

Dual Listed ZOO 4300.
Prerequisite: LIFE 3400, STAT 2050 or STAT 2070, and ZOO 2450.