Professor Elizabeth Braker

Office: Biosciences 107

Phone: 259-2645

e-mail: bbraker@oxy.edu
 
 

Lecture schedule: Tuesday and Thursday 1:30-2:55,  Biosciences 113

Lab schedule:

Tuesday 8:30-11:30,  Moore Lab

or Wednesday 1:30-4:30

or Thursday 8:30-11:30

Dr. Braker's Office hours: Monday 1:30-3 p.m., Wednesday 11-12 a.m., or by appointment.
 

Course goals and objectives

--learn biodiversity on local, regional, and global scales.

--experience and learn to identify aspects of the biodiversity of Southern California

--learn basic ecological principles necessary to understand biodiversity

--become aware of current issues involving biodiversity endangerment and protection
 

Texts

Andrew P. Dobson, 1998. Conservation and Biodiversity. Scientific American Library, New York.

Michael Barbour, Bruce Pavlik, Frank Drysdale, and Susan Lindstrom, 1993. California’s Changing Landscapes: Diversity and Conservation of California Vegetation. California Native Plant Society, Sacramento.

National Geographic Society, 1999. Field Guide to the Birds of North America, 3rd ed. National Geographic Society, Washington D.C.
 

Course Requirements

3 exams @ 50 points each                         150

Biodiversity journal @ 10 points/entry     ~ 130

Lab assignments @ 10 points/entry         ~ 130

Total points: about 410