EE BIOL 116 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Paclitaxel, Dire Wolf, Gray Wolf
12 Jan 2017
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A synthetic field that incorporates principles from a wide variety of disciples to best preserve biodiversity (e. g. ecology, biogeography, population genetics and evolution, economics, sociobiology, philosophy, and political science) i. Other conceivable goals: maximum yield, esthetic values, economic values b. Utilizes principles and findings from the basic sciences i. Yellowstone national park- the problem of resource management i. Original goal: manage for game and eliminate wolves - predators have a bad "rap" lol. As a result in changing view, grey wolf was brought back -> environment changed back. Policy of fire suppression leg to devastating 1988 fire. 1988 was the driest year in park history, 793,000 acres burned (36% of the park), only 9 of 42 fires were human caused, 300 large mammals perished mature trees lost a) Is fire suppression a good idea? iii. iv. Landscape types, communities, ecosystems, species, populations, genes b. Structural: relating to the physical and biological characteristics of each part i.
