concepts and value of biodiversity, and how to protect biodiversity after learn the course.
Main Contents and Time Allocation： I Major Issues that define the discipline 6hrs
Chapter 1 What is Conservation Biology? 2hrs Define of conservation biology 1hr
The origin and development of conservation biology 1hr Chapter 2 What is biological diversity? 4hrs Define and levels of biological diversity 3hrs Values of biological diversity 1hr
II Crisis of Biological Diversity 10hrs
Chapter 3 Species Extinction and Causes 4hrs Species and speciation 0.5hr Rate of species extinction 1hr Mechanism of species extinction 1 hr
Species extinction in islands and island biogeography 0.7hr Vulnerability to extinction 0.8hr
Chapter 4 Threats to Biological Diversity and causes 6hrs Excess exploitation and use of resourse 0.5hr Habitat destruction 0.5hr Habitat fragmentation 1hr
Habitat degradation and pollution 1hr Biological invasion 2hrs Biological safety 1hr
III Conservation at the Population and Species Levels 8hrs
Chapter 5 Problems of Small Populations 2hrs Loss of genetic variability 1hr Demographic variatio 0.4hr
Environmental variation and natural catastrophes 0.3hr Extinction vortices 0.3hr
Chapter 6 Population Biology of Endangered Species 3hrs
Natural history and autoecology 0.5hr Monitoring populations 0.5hr Population Viability Analysis 0.5hr
Long-term monitoring of species and ecosystems 0.5hr Metapopultaio 1hr
Chapter 6 Approaches to protecting populations 3hrs Priorities for protecting 1hr Ex Situ conservation 1hr Establishing new population 1hr
IV Conservation at the Scosystem Level 5hrs
Chapter 6 Natural Reserve 4hrs
Concepts and significance of natural reserve 1hr Types of natural reserve 1hr Planning natural reserve 1hr Managing natural reserve 0.8hr
Natural reserves in Zhejiang Province 0.2hr
Chapter 6 Conservation out Natural Reserves and Restoration Ecology 1hr
Problems and values 0.1hr Ecosystem management 0.4hr Restoration ecology 0.5hr
V Biodiversity conservation and sustainable development 3hrs
Chapter 7 Traditional Society and Biological Diversity 2hrs Aboriginals and biological diversity 0.5hr Biological and cultural diversity 0.5hr
Including traditional society to biodiversity conservation 1hr
Chapter 8 Government and International Action and Legslation 1hr Government and international action 0.5hr International and Chinese rules of laws 0.5hr
Other teaching contents related to this course:
Multimedia education
4hrs per week, total 8 weeks In fall or winter semester
Examination style and requests：
Closed examination
Commendatory Teaching Materials and references：
（include the title, editor, publishing company and date of the teaching materials）
1. Fundamental of Conservation Biology. Richard B. Primack and Ji Weizh.
Chinese Forestry Press, 2000.
2. Biodiversity Science. Chen Lingzhi and Ma Keping, Shanghai Science and
technology Press, 2001.
3. Essential of Conservation Biology. Richard B. Primack. Sinauer Associates,
Inc. Publishes, 2002.