Anthropogenic activities impact terrestrial, aquatic, and marine ecosystems globally. Current ecosystem conservation and management financial and effort-realted budgets are limited–how do we prioritize what conservation and restoration efforts to implement first? The fourth and final topic module in the class examines … Continue reading
The third topic module in the class examines the complicated process of monetizing nature, the benefits of doing so, and the associated potential problems or unintended consequences. Module week 1 (10/25/16): Market-based conservation: Win-win-win or veiled green grab? Bateman IJ, Harwood AR, … Continue reading
The second topic module in the class explores the question of what are relevant ecosystem reference baselines when managing systems in the face of naturally dynamic ecosystems, invasive species introductions, changing stakeholder values, and myriad other anthropogenic drivers? Module week 1 … Continue reading
We’ll kick off class discussion with readings from the Status of global fisheries topic. Readings are: Module week 1 (9/6/16): Have we fished down marine food webs? Pauly D, Christensen V, Dalsgaard J, Froese R, Torres F. 1998. Fishing down marine … Continue reading
We are a diverse group! Expand this post to see a stem and leaf plot of seminar participants’ expertise.