Biology 65: Biodiversity and Conservation University of California, Irvine Spring 2009 syllabus
This course is the second of three core courses satisfying the first requirement of the Interdisciplinary Minor in Global Sustainability. Class Time:  Mon., Wed., Fri. - 3:00 pm to 3:50 pm in DBH 1100 Instructor: Peter J. Bryant, Professor, Developmental and Cell Biology (x44714; pjbryant@uci.edu).  Office hours by appointment. Teaching Assistants: Textbook: Only the slide shows
Date	Topic (click to go there!)
Mon, Mar 30	No lecture
Wed, Apr 1	1: INTRODUCTION web ppt
The Origin, Evolution and Exploitation of Biodiversity
Fri, Apr 3	2: EVOLUTION OF ANIMALS AND THE AGE OF REPTILES web ppt
Mon, Apr 6	3 (now including 4): THE AGE OF MAMMALS, THE EVOLUTION OF HUMANS AND THE PLEISTOCENE EXTINCTIONS web ppt
Wed, Apr 8	5: EXTINCTION AND DEPLETION FROM OVER-EXPLOITATION web ppt
Fri, Apr 10	6: OVEREXPLOITATION THREATENING LIVING SPECIESweb ppt
Values of Biodiversity
Mon, Apr 13	11: VALUES OF BIODIVERSITY web ppt
Wed, Apr 15	12: NATURAL PRODUCTS
Fri, Apr 17	Mid-term (and deadline for first assignment)
Environmental Contamination and its Effects on Biodiversity (Instructor: Dr. Felix Grun)
Important "Frontline" TV show to watch on line: Poisoned Waters
Mon, Apr 20	Pollution and habitat degradation pdf ppt
Wed, Apr 22	Guest Lecture: Stephanie Barger, Executive Director of Earth Resources Foundation, Costa Mesa, California: The Campaign Against the Plastic Plague: the Problems, the Solutions, and how you can do your part" web ppt
Fri, Apr 24	Nutrient pollutants pdf ppt
Mon, Apr 27	Biocidal pollutants pdf ppt
Wed, Apr 29	Endocrine disruptors: effects on wildlife and human health pdf ppt
Fri, May 1	Greenhouse gases, climate change and biodiversity pdf ppt
Mon, May 4	Mitigating pollution pdf ppt
Wed, May 6	Mid-term (and deadline for second assignment) plants in bloom
Threats to Species and Ecosystems
Fri, May 8	7: WHALES AND WHALING
Mon, May 11	8: FISH AND FISHING
Wed, May 13	9: SECONDARY EFFECTS OF OVER-EXPLOITATION
Fri, May 15	14: EXOTIC INTRODUCTIONS
Mon, May 18	15/16: FORESTS AND DEFORESTATION
Wed, May 20	17: DESERTS
Fri, May 22	18: ENDANGERED FRESHWATER HABITATS
Mon, May 25	Memorial Day Holiday
Wed, May 27	19: ENDANGERED MARINE HABITATS
Fri, May 29	20: ISLANDS
Mon, Jun 1	24: HUMAN POPULATION GROWTH AND ITS IMPACT
Saving Species and Ecosystems
Wed, Jun 3	13: ENDANGERED SPECIES PROTECTION
Fri, Jun 5	23: CAPTIVE BREEDING AND REINTRODUCTION
Mon, Jun 8, 4:00-6:00pm	Final Exam (and deadline for third assignment)
Grades:	30% Writing Assignment 30% Mid-term 40% Final
Instructor:	Dr. Peter J. Bryant School of Biological Sciences University of California, Irvine Irvine, CA 92717, USA Phone (714) 824-4714 Fax (714) 824-3571