ESRM 458
Management
of Endangered, Threatened, and Sensitive Species
When: Autumn 2008, 5 Credits
Where: Lecture: T and Th 9:30-11:20, Wink 107
Discussion Sections: Th 1:30-3:20,
Instructor: John Marzluff, 123E
E-mail Listserve: esrm458a_au08@u.washington.edu
Purpose: The purpose of this course is to take an in depth look
at the problem of species endangerment and investigate modern solutions to the
problem. We will cover the political and biological aspects of endangerment and
contrast proactive and reactive means to maintain and restore species. An
important aspect of the class will stress involvement in the conservation
process as students work as teams to develop and present research or management
plans for endangered species.
Prerequisites: Seniors in Forest Resources, Biology, Botany,
Zoology, graduate standing, or permission of instructor required. ESC 350 and
BIOL 476 recommended.
Objectives: There are 5 objectives: 1) to probe the biological
underpinning and political reality of endangered species management; 2) to
provide discussion of current endangered species issues; 3) to contribute to
management of endangered species by participating in conservation efforts; 4)
to improve your writing, synthesis, and oral presentation skills; 5) to
introduce you to local, regional, and national endangered species managers with
a variety of experiences and views.
Texts: The Stanford Environmental Law Society. 2001. The
Endangered Species Act.
Goble,
D.D. et al. 2006. The Endangered Species Act at Thirty, Vol. 1. Island Press.
Website:
http://courses.washington.edu/vseminar
Lectures: Lecture outlines, podcasts, and references will be
available on our website. You are encouraged to get these before class and
embellish them during lecture. Lectures are designed to probe important
concepts, not cover all material in the chapters or readings. I will illustrate
ideas in lecture with examples and bring current conservation issues to your
attention.
Course Requirements: YOU ARE RESONSIBLE FOR ALL ASSIGNED READING MATERIAL,
and ideas presented during lecture and lab meetings. Lectures will be adapted
to class needs, rather than being constrained to cover all assigned material.
Significant developments, not fully covered on available outlines, are likely
during lecture and lab meetings. Therefore, your participation in class and lab
may affect your grade.
Grading: Your grade will be determined by your test scores and lab projects.
There will be one midterm exam and a final. Exams will concentrate on recent
material, but ALL WILL BE COMPREHENSIVE. They will be takehome
format and include a variety of participatory, short answer and essay questions
as well as data interpretation. Class members will work in teams to develop a
written project of relevance to
Midterm 1 100 pts. This will be a
takehome exam..
Final 200 pts. This will be a takehome
exam.
Class Discussions 100 pts.
Lab
-class project 300 pts.
-oral presentations 100pts.
TOTAL 800 pts.
Final grades are assigned according to the
following scale:
A = 3.5 – 4.0
90-95+%
B = 2.5 – 3.4
80-89%
C = 1.5 – 2.4 70-79%
D = 0.7 – 1.4 60-69%
F = 0 <60%
Final Exam:
THE EXAM IS DUE BY Wednesday December 10, 10:30-12:20 A hard copy must be
in my mailbox beside
Contingencies: Excused absences and prior notification required are
to receive make-up exams or delay assignments. IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to let
me know you will be unable to take an exam or turn in an assignment. Make-up
exams may be written or oral, at the instructor’s discretion. Assignments turned
in late for unexcused reasons will be accepted, but discounted 15% for every
week they are late.
Syllabus of Lecture Topics
|
Date |
Lecture Topic |
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Text |
Reserve Reading |
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|
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9/25 |
Introduction; Appendix |
Gilpen and Soule 1986 Scott et al. 2006 |
Rarity, Endangerment and Extinction: Patterns and Causes----forms, vortices, and quartets |
|
9/30 |
1, 6 |
|
Continue with Rarity, Endangerment and Exinction |
|
10/2 |
|
Crandall et al. 2000 |
Legislative Response to Endangerment: What is an Endangered Species? |
|
10/7 |
2 |
|
|
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10/9 |
3 |
Restani and Marzluff 2002 Taylor et al. 2005; Scott et al. 2005 |
Assessment and Revision of the ESA; |
|
10/14 |
|
|
Guest Lecture—Sue Haig, |
|
10/16 |
|
Self Study and Short Paper on New Congressional
Action on ESA |
|
|
10/21 |
4, 5 |
PEER 1997; Sidle 1998 |
Critical
Habitat and its Conservation |
|
10/23 |
|
http://www.nwr.noaa.gov/Salmon-Habitat/Critical-Habitat/Redesignations/Index.cfm |
Guest Lecture—Donna Darm, NOAA Fisheries |
|
10/28 |
|
Lande 1993 |
|
|
10/30 |
7 |
Restani and Marzluff 2002
(letters) and Exchange with Suckling and Greenwald (2002) |
Guest
Lecture—Peter Goldman and Kara Whittaker, First |
|
11/4 |
|
Beissinger 2002; Ralls et al. |
Continue Demography and Rarity |
|
11/6 |
|
2002Takehome exam, no class, due in my
mailbox by 5pm |
Your 2008 MIDTERM |
|
11/11 |
|
Veteran’s Day Holiday |
|
|
11/13 |
|
Lynch 1996; Fleischer 1998 |
|
|
11/18 |
|
|
Continue Genetics
and Rarity |
|
11/20 |
|
Snyder et al. 1996 |
|
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11/25 |
|
Kleiman & Black 1994 |
Reintroduction
and Translocation |
|
11/27 |
|
Thanksgiving |
|
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12/2 |
|
Squires et al. 1998; USFWS 1996 |
|
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12/4 |
|
STUDENT FINAL LAB PROJECT PRESENTATIONS |
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Syllabus
for Project Sessions
|
Week |
Topic |
Reading |
Special Notes |
|
1 (9/25) |
Revising the ESA |
Appendix (ESA language) in Stanford Text Mooney 2005 |
|
|
2 (10/2) |
Project
Scoping—presentations from regional managers and researchers |
|
Dan Varland,
Rayonier Timber, Habitat use of Peregrine Falcons on Rob Fimble, State
Parks, |
|
2 (10/9) |
|
Bloedel Computer Lab—Room 261 |
|
|
4 (10/16) |
PVA Computer Lab |
|
Bloedel Computer Lab—Room 261 |
|
5 (10/23) |
Work on Projects |
|
|
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6 (10/30) |
Work on Projects |
|
|
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7 (11/6) |
Work on Projects |
|
Student
Teams Present |
|
8 (11/13) |
First Presentation |
|
|
|
9 (11/20) |
Work on Projects |
|
|
|
10 (12/4) |
Final Presentation of Projects (in morning class section) |
|
Student Teams
Present |