Central Michigan University



Week |Monday |Wednesday |Friday | |

|1 |Course Introduction |History of Wildlife Ecology & Management |Wildlife As a Career |

| |Defining Wildlife |Uses and Values of Wildlife | |

| | |25 Aug | |

| |23 Aug | |27 Aug |

|2 |Wildlife Conservation Legislation |Wildlife Study Design |Discussion |

| |30 Aug |Reviewing the Literature |Reading: White 2001 |

| | |1 Sep |3 Sep |

|3 |No Class |Parametric & Nonparametric Statistics |Parametric & Nonparametric Statistics |

| | | |Exercise 1: Literature Review |

| | | |10 Sep |

| | |8 Sep | |

| |6 Sep | | |

|4 |Wildlife Population Dynamics 13 Sep |Wildlife Population Dynamics |Wildlife Population Dynamics |

| | |15 Sep |17 Sep |

|5 |Wildlife Population Dynamics |Wildlife Population Dynamics |Wildlife Population Dynamics |

| | | |Exercise 2: Statistics |

| |20 Sep |22 Sep |24 Sep |

|6 |Wildlife Population Dynamics |Wildlife Population Dynamics |Wildlife Population Dynamics |

| |27 Sep |29 Sep |1 Oct |

|7 |Habitat Ecology |Habitat Ecology |Habitat Ecology |

| |4 Oct |6 Oct |8 Oct |

|8 |Habitat Ecology |Spatial Ecology |Midterm Exam |

| |11 Oct |13 Oct |15 Oct |

|9 |Spatial Ecology |Spatial Ecology |Spatial Ecology |

| |18 Oct |20 Oct |22 Oct |

|10 |Species Diversity Indices |Species Diversity Indices |Species Diversity Indices |

| |25 Oct |27 Oct |29 Oct |

|11 |Estimating Abundance of Wildlife |Estimating Abundance of Wildlife |Estimating Abundance of Wildlife |

| | | |Literature Summary |

| |1 Nov |3 Nov |5 Nov |

|12 |Estimating Abundance of Wildlife |Estimating Abundance of Wildlife |Estimating Abundance of Wildlife |

| |8 Nov |10 Nov |12 Nov |

|13 |Geographical Information Systems |Geographical Information Systems |Geographical Information Systems |

| | | |Exercise 3: MRR Models |

| |15 Nov |17 Nov |19 Nov |

|14 |Wildlife & Wetlands |Thanksgiving |Thanksgiving |

| | |No Class |No Class |

| |22 Nov |24 Nov |26 Nov |

|15 |Wildlife Damage Management |Wildlife Reintroductions |Wrap-up & Review |

| |(Reading: Conover 2002) | | |

| |29 Nov |1 Dec |3 Dec |

|16 | | |Final Exam 12:00-1:50 PM |

| | | |6 Dec |

Note: This course outline is tentative and subject to change.

Instructor: Dr. Thomas M. Gehring

Office: Room 181 Brooks Hall

Phone: 989-774-2484

Email: tom.gehring@cmich.edu

Web Page: (BIO 440 links under Courses Taught tab)

Office Hours: T, R 12:00 to 1:50 pm

Course Contract

1) Students are expected to attend all lectures. I will not take attendance, however, materials covered in lecture will be incorporated into exams. It is the responsibility of the student to acquire notes on days missed.

2) A course grade will depend on lecture exams (60% of grade), exercises (30% of grade), and literature summary/discussion (10% of grade). Lecture exams (midterm and final exams worth 100 points each) will consist of a mixture of multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, short answer, and essay questions. The final exam is comprehensive. Work turned in late will receive reductions in points as follows:

1-day late = 20% of points lost; 2-days late = 50% of points lost; 3-days late = no credit.

3) Everybody starts with an "A".

Percentage breakdown for grading:

>93 A; 90-92 A-; 87-89 B+; 83-86 B; 80-82 B-; 77-79 C+; 73-76 C; 70-72 C-; 67-69 D+; 63-66 D; 60-62 D-; ................
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