Wildlife and Related Courses
WLE 100 Introduction to Wildlife Resources
A seminar introducing the opportunities, concerns, and
professional responsibilities of the wildlife profession. Intended for
first-year and transfer students interested in wildlife management.
WLE 150 Wildlife Field Trip
A field-based course designed to introduce wildlife ecology
students to various aspects of fish and wildlife management.
WLE 200 Ecology
The relationships between living organisms and their
environment. The ecosystem, ecological factors, succession, community
distribution, populations and the role of ecology in natural resources.
WLE 201 Ecology Laboratory
A course emphasizing field and laboratory studies of plants
and animals and their environments. A diversity of organisms and ecosystems
will be investigated.
WLE 220 Introduction to Statistical Ecology
Statistical methods appropriate to ecological field
measurements. Design of field experiments.
WLE 230 Introduction to Wildlife Conservation
Basic principles of wildlife ecology and conservation are
illustrated with examples from Maine and around the world.
WLE 250 Wildlife Field Survey
Two week field course stressing the use and application of
wildlife research and management techniques, collection and analysis of
biological data and the recognition of wildlife species and their habitats.
WLE 260 Field Ornithology
A course stressing field identification of birds by sight
and sound. Avian communities in a variety of aquatic and terrestrial habitats
will be studied. Students will learn methods to quantitatively census bird
populations. Museum specimens and tape recordings will be used as aids in
identification.
WLE 280 Winter Ecology
Adaptations of plants and animals and their
interrelationships in winter. Field identification, sampling methods, impacts
of forestry and properties of snow are highlighted as well as basic winter
survival.
WLE 323 Introduction to Conservation Biology
Maintaining the diversity of life forms in the face of
environmental degradation involves the study of population ecology, population
genetics, and ecosystem ecology plus the socioeconomic and political matrix in
which conservation problems must be solved.
WLE 340 Freshwater Fisheries Management
Fisheries management in
freshwater systems including habitat assessment and management, population
analysis techniques, harvest management, nongame fish, administrative elements
of freshwater fisheries.
WLE 410 Wildlife Populations Dynamics and Conservation
Characteristics of wildlife population, including
principles of population dynamics and population interactions, with application
in wildlife population conservation.
WLE 435 Field Experience
A field experience in wildlife is a professional activity
participated in by students under the supervision of a practicing professional
in the field. A high degree of responsibility if placed on the student for
developing learning objective and securing the approval of a faculty member for
academic credit for the learning involved in the experience.
WLE 440 Undergraduate Wildlife Seminar
Current topics of interest will be explored in a seminar
format.
WLE 445 Management of Endangered, Threatened and
Sensitive Species
An advanced course in endangered plant and
animal species management that
will investigate modern solutions to the problem. Emphasis will be on the
biological and political aspects of endangerment and will emphasize involvement
in the recovery process, using the U. S. Endangered Species Act as a basis.
Lectures, discussion and a required research project that will involve students
working as teams to revise and present recovery plans for endangered plant and
animal species.
WLE 450 Wildlife-Habitat Relationships
A study of the interrelationships among
wildlife species and their habitats stressing application to conservation of
biological diversity and management of harvested species.
WLE 455 Wildlife-Habitat Evaluation
Focuses on field, analytical and laboratory techniques for
evaluating habitat for wildlife. Students will be introduced to the applied
approaches and techniques for evaluating habitats. Material is presented via
lectures, reading, fieldwork and laboratory experience.
WLE 470 Wildlife Policy and Administration
Development and state and federal wildlife policy in the
United States. Procedures for establishing and implementing policy and current
policy issues in wildlife conservation.
Note: Courses at the 500
level (graduate-level) are open to seniors with 3.0 GPA and permission of the
instructor.
WLE 510 Analysis of Animal Populations
Evaluation of animal population dynamics based on measured
statistics and parameter relationships.
WLE 520 Natural Resources Policy
Resource issues for managers of public and private lands
and integration of wildlife management with land and resource use.
WLE 540 Advanced Conservation Biology
A problem-solving approach to maintaining biological
diversity through population and ecosystem management.
WLE 545 Management of Endangered and Threatened Species
Emphasizes the biological and political aspects of
endangerment and involvement in the recovery process, using the U. S. Endangered
Species Act as a basis.
WLE 550 Theory of Conservation Biology
Study of the theory underlying the practice of conservation
biology, emphasizing how implications are derived from theory and how theory can
be modified to reflect constraints encountered in particular situations.
WLE 555 Landscape Ecology and Conservation
Principles and methods in landscape ecology and their
application to description and analysis of human-modified environments and
natural resource management.
WLE 565 Carnivore Ecology and Management
Management authority and conservation initiatives,
evolution and taxonomy, habitat selection, spatial requirements, genetic issues,
social organizations, predator-prey relationships, population assessment and
performance and socio-political issues.
WLE 580 Advanced Population Dynamics
Dynamics of animal populations as reflected in differential
and difference equations including the analysis of density dependence and chaos,
and the demographic and environmental conditions leading to these dynamics.
WLE 591 Movements and Migrations
Considers the evolution,
physiology, ecology and behavior of animal movements and migrations across
diverse taxa. Topics include characterization of movements, bioenergetics,
navigation, research methods, seasonality and circadian and circannual rhythms.
Also considers management implications for culturally and economically important
species.
INT 308 Conservation and Ecology of Marine Mammals
Examination of variations in ecological strategies in marine mammals and
investigation of marine mammal conservation and health issues.
INT 475 (BSC, FTY, SMS, WLE) Field Studies in Ecology
An intensive ecology field trip of one to several weeks to
an area of ecological interest scheduled during Christmas, midyear, spring
recess or summer. Field and living conditions may be rigorous and/or
primitive. Other preparation and/or recommended prerequisites announced
for each trip. In past years, trips have included South Africa, Peru,
Belize, Honduras, and Costa Rica.
Selected courses required for
Wildlife Ecology majors and taught by other departments
BIO 326 General Entomology
Fundamental principles of insect life and the relations of
insects to plants, animals, and humans. Laboratory includes a study of
structure and systematics. An insect collection is required.
BIO 329 Vertebrate Biology
An introduction to the classes of vertebrates, their
characteristics, evolution, reproduction and locomotion. Emphasis on adaptive
aspects of structure and life histories.
BIO 331 Vertebrate Biology Laboratory
A study of taxonomy of regional vertebrate fauna including
structure and function of representatives of vertebrate classes and taxonomy of
local vertebrates.
BIO 353 Invertebrate Zoology
The morphology, ecology, life histories and phylogenetic
relationships of non-vertebrate animals, excluding insects and parasites.
BIO 464 Taxonomy of Vascular Plants
Identification and evolutionary biology of flowering
plants.
BIO 447 Experimental Aquatic Ecology
An advanced course in freshwater ecology that uses an
experimental approach to explore concepts defining lake and stream ecosystems at
the population, community and system levels. Explores the abiotic
and biotic forces that shape aquatic ecosystems through hands-on experiments
designed and implemented by students.
FTY 349 Principles of Forest Management
A survey of forest management designed for students
majoring in related fields. Emerging technologies, conflicts and issues are
presented relative to defining and achieving land management goals and
objectives. Lectures apply forest ecology, biology, silviculture,
harvesting, and economics to the protection and management of public and private
forest land. Laboratories reinforce practical field skills in locating,
inventorying and assessing stands and forests.
PSE 140 Soil Science
Considers the chemical, physical and biological properties
of soil, as well as the origin, management and interrelationships of soils to
plant growth.
PSE 141 Soil Science Lab
A series of practical laboratory exercises providing
hands-on experience with soil measurements and information use.
REP 371 Introduction to Natural Resource Economics and
Policy
Economic aspects of natural resource management and policy
are presented. Both consumptive and nonconsumptive uses of natural
resources are discussed along with the socially optimal use of renewable and
nonrenewable resources. Contemporary environmental problems and policies
are presented.
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