NRES 598

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Credit: 1 TO 4 hours.

Experimental course on a special topic in natural resources and environmental sciences.

May be repeated to a maximum of 12 hours.

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NRES 598 class schedule data for fall 2017
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	69078	Laboratory	QTF	10:00AM -11:50AM	TR	23 ACES Lib, Info & Alum Ctr	Benson, T	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/28/17-12/13/17 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Quant Techniques-Fish&Wildlife Section Info: This course is designed to provide graduate students with the tools necessary to estimate wildlife population parameters in a rigorous and robust manner. We will attempt to employ an interactive classroom to present the tools researchers and managers employ to address questions in population ecology and conservation. The beginning of the course will focus on the general philosophies of scientific research and management. We will then focus on 5 major topics in the estimation and management of wildlife populations: 1) Neutral models, 2) Presence/absence, 3) Abundance estimation, 4) Survival estimation, and 5) Bayesian Methodology. Finally, we will emphasize the applied nature of these tools, including model building, selection, and inference, and their application in probabilistic decision analysis (Bayesian Belief Networks). This course will meet in 023 ACES Library.
	54787	Online	XM	6:30PM -9:45PM	W	n.a.	Ward, M	Date Range: 10/25/17-12/19/17 Credit: 2 hours Section Title: Wildlife Ecology and Ag Policy Section Info: In this course we will investigate the interaction between agricultural practices and wildlife (mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians), with emphasis on how changes in Midwestern agricultural practices have affected wildlife and what the future might hold. We will also discuss sustainable management in these environments and the current trends in this field. With the advent of biofuels and new and revised USDA programs geared toward creating wildlife habitat on former agricultural fields, the overall effect of agriculture on wildlife populations may rapidly change over the next decade. These changes may be beneficial for some species, while detrimental to others. Online scheduled class sessions require each student to have high speed internet access and either a headset with microphone or an external microphone and speakers so they may participate in the class discussions. Wireless internet is not recommended. Restriction(s): Restricted to MS:Crop Sciences -UIUC, MS:Crop Sciences -UIUC, MS: Agricultural Educ -UIUC, MS:Nat Res Env Sci -UIUC, MS:Nat Res & Envrn Sci -UIUC, or NDEG:Grad Nondegree-CE-UIUC.