ISLAND BIOGEOGRAPHY AND CONSERVATION OF INSULAR SYSTEMS

Graduate

This course examines the several fundamental patterns and processes that characterize biotas and environments on islands and other broadly defined insular systems. Topics covered include earth history and historical biogeography, speciation, dispersal, extinction, island biogeography, assembly and evolution of insular communities, island effect, adaptive radiation, environmental determinism, conservation biology, marine and terrestrial protected areas, and vulnerability of island biotas to terrestrial and aquatic invasive species. PREREQUISITE: Admission to a graduate program in Science HOURS OF CREDIT: 3