Ecological Resilience and Ecosystem Management

Catalog description

Course provides an introduction to concepts of ecological resilience and its application to the management of ecological systems, and is intended for both PhD and MEM students. The course does not require formal mathematical training, but students are expected to engage the models used in this field. Course consists of lectures, discussion, and a group research project. Lectures will address fundamental theory, case studies, and empirical approaches used to understand the resilience of basic ideas, observations, and approaches to understanding the ecology of flowing water systems.