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CURSO: CONSERVATION OF FOREST ECOSYSTEMS AND WILDLIFE
TRADUCCION: CONSERVACION DE BOSQUES Y VIDA SILVESTRE
SIGLA: VIL623
CREDITOS: 10
MODULOS: 03
CARACTER: OPTATIVO
TIPO: CATEDRA
CALIFICACION: ESTANDAR
DISCIPLINA: BIOLOGIA, CIENCIAS FORESTALES, CIENCIAS DE LA AGRICULTURA
PALABRAS CLAVE: BIOLOGIA DE LA CONSERVACION, ECOLOGA DE LA FAUNA SILVESTRE, GESTION DE LA FAUNA, DIVERSIDAD BIOCULTURAL, AREAS PROTEGIDAS.


I.COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course introduces the student into the natural history, ecology, and conservation of forest biodiversity, paying particular attention to vertebrate wildlife from South American temperate ecosystems. Students will understand the inextricable relationships between forests, wildlife and people at the local, regional and international scales. The course will be divided into three sections (Conservation Biology, Forest Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, and Forest & People), and will integrate case studies to introduce the student to current research problems.


II.LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of the term, students should be able to:

1. Distinguish basic knowledge of the field of Conservation Biology.

2. Describe the natural history and ecology of temperate forest biodiversity with a focus on vertebrate wildlife.

3. Understand and discuss different means by which people relate to forest biodiversity and engage with wildlife.

4. Discuss how to conserve and improve the functioning and resilience of forest ecosystems as well as co-existence with wildlife.

5. Identify the most common plants and terrestrial vertebrates present in temperate forests of southern Chile.


III.CONTENTS

1. Conservation Biology

1.1 What is conservation biology?

1.2 What is biological diversity?

1.3 Where in the world is forest biodiversity found? Forest biomes


2. Forest Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

2.1 The ecosystem concept

2.2 Forest wildlife ecology at the organism, population, community, ecosystem, and landscape levels

2.3 Threats to forest wildlife: (i) habitat degradation, fragmentation and loss, (ii) invasive species, (iii) overexploitation, (iv) global environmental change


3. People & Forests

3.1 Biocultural diversity: the role of trees and forests in human cultures (art, literature, politics)

3.2 Protected Areas

3.3 Conventional and sustainable forest management practices

3.4 Non timber forest products

3.5 Restoration

3.6 Human-wildlife conflicts


IV.METHODOLOGY FOR LEARNING

- Lectures

- Lab

- Group discussions

- Fieldwork


V.EVALUATION OF LEARNING

- Essay: 35%

- Discussion of paper: 20%

- Presentation of research topic: 25% (written 15%, oral 10%)

- Final exam: 20%


VI.REFERENCES

Altamirano TA, Ibarra JT, Hernandez F, Rojas I, Laker J, Bonacic C. 2012. Habitos de nidificacion de las aves del bosque templado andino de Chile. Fondo de Proteccion Ambiental, Ministerio del Medio Ambiente, Serie Fauna Australis, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago.

Armesto JJ, Rozzi R, Smith-Ramirez C, Arroyo MTK. 1998. Conservation targets in South American temperate forests. Science 282:1271?1272.

Catalan R, Wilken P, Kandzior A, Tecklin D, Burschel H. 2005. Bosques y comunidades del sur de Chile. Editorial Universitaria, Santiago, Chile.

Celis-Diez J, Ippi S, Charrier A, Garin C. 2011. Fauna de los bosques templados de Chile. Corporacion Chilena de la Madera (CORMA), Concepcion, Chile.

Donoso C. 1993. Bosques templados the Chile y Argentina: variacion, estructura y dinamica. Editorial Universitaria, Santiago, Chile.

Macdonald, D. W., & Willis, K. J. (Eds.). (2013). Key topics in conservation biology 2. John Wiley & Sons.

Mulder, M. B., & Coppolillo, P. (2005). Conservation: linking ecology, economics, and culture. Princeton University Press.

Newton AC. 2007. Forest ecology and conservation: a handbook of techniques. Oxford University Press, Oxford, U.K.

Primack, R. B., & Ralls, K. (1995). A primer of conservation biology (p. 277). Sunderland: Sinauer Associates.


PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE
SEDE REGIONAL VILLARRICA / JUNIO 2017