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SUMMARY:Identification of Southern Appalachian Grasses
DESCRIPTION:Instructor: Dr. Paul McKenzie (US Fish and Wildlife Service Emeritus) \nThe purpose of this class is for participants to know the differences between grasses\, sedges and rushes; obtain a thorough knowledge of the grass flower and variations among different grass Tribes in the SE Appalachians; have extensive practice using dichotomous keys in lab; and examine and identify grasses observed in the field using principles and concepts learned in class. \nPrerequisites: None but participants who have experience using dichotomous keys in a plant identification class will be able to grasp the material sooner than those who don’t. \nCost: $500 course fee + $300 housing fee (if staying on-site) \nClick here for the syllabus.
URL:https://highlandsbiological.org/event/identification-of-southern-appalachian-grasses/
LOCATION:Highlands Biological Station\, 265 North 6th St\, Highlands\, NC\, 28741\, United States
CATEGORIES:Field Courses
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SUMMARY:Conservation Biology
DESCRIPTION:Instructor: Peter White (UNC – Chapel Hill) \nThe goal of this class is to review all the biological knowledge that is essential to conservation\, ranging from genetics to populations to ecosystems and from small scales to broad ones\, while focusing on the diverse and complex landscape of the Southern Appalachians.  Some of the material may be review from general biology or ecology classes\, albeit with new conservation-themed examples\, and some will be new to you because the work in question is only carried out in a conservation context.  Examples of competencies gained are the following: ability to evaluate the relative contributions of niche-environment relations and spatial-temporal constraints to biodiversity patterns and the consequence of these patterns for conservation design; understanding how genetic diversity is affected by effective population size; understanding how extinction risk is affected by the size\, number\, and distribution of populations; ability to construct\, in a conceptual sense\, population and metapopulation models; understanding concepts of ecosystem dynamics\, resistance\, resilience\, and adaptability; ability to critically analyze modern conservation issues like invasive species\, climate change and change in other ecological processes\, habitat loss and fragmentation\, trophic cascades\, ecological restoration\, and ex situ conservation.  The key competency to gain is to think critically about scientific findings\, to see where uncertainties and opportunities for new research lie\, and to use the findings of biological science as a conservation tool box. \nPrerequisites: General biology and ecology courses or permission of instructor \nClick here for the syllabus.
URL:https://highlandsbiological.org/event/conservation-biology/
LOCATION:Highlands Biological Station\, 265 North 6th St\, Highlands\, NC\, 28741\, United States
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