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Courses for January Term 2009
BIOL 349: Biological and Environmental Conservation in the Chesapeake Bay Region [3]
Fred Diehl, Associate Professor
David Smith, Professor
This course is crosslisted with EVSC 494
Prerequisite(s): Intro to Biology or its equivalent, or permission of the instructor.
This is a field-based course. Beginning on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, the class will expose the students to the biology/ecology and environments of the Mid-Atlantic Coast and the Chesapeake Bay (this portion will be based out of UVA's Anheuser-Busch Costal Research Center). This segment of the class will be followed by an examination of the Chesapeake Bay watershed, including the northeastern Shenandoah Valley (this portion will be based out of UVa's Blandy Experimental Farm), and an indepth examination of conservation through direct interactions with conservation organization and professionals. Emphasis will be on field trips, refined observation skills, and independent study at each location. Day trips may include the Smithsonian's Conservation Research Center, the Virginia Aquarium in Virginia Beach, the Natural History Museum, the National Zoo, the Nature Conservancy's Virginia Coast Reserve Headquarters, and others. Community composition and structure, species adaptation and conservation will be emphasized throughout.
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