John Hopkins University - Ecology: Ecosystem Dynamics and Conservation 

Introduction to the Course

Introduction to Module One

Africa's Savanna Ecosystems

Syllabus

Classroom Resources

Course Credits

Mozambique's Gorongosa National Park: Can an Ecosystem Recover?

Introduction to Ecology

Introduction to Biodiversity

Introduction to Systems--and Systems Thinking

Module One: What have you learned?

How Do We Study Populations?

Introduction to Module Two

Modeling Population and Species Interactions Holiday Lecture

Surveying Ant Diversity in Gorongosa National Park

How do we Study a Population--and Why? Part I: Population Dynamics

How do we Study a Population--and Why? Part II: Modeling Population Growth

Module Two: What have you learned?

How Do Species Coexist?

Introduction to Module Three

How Species Coexist

Some Animals Are More Equal Than Others: Keystone Species and Trophic Cascades

Communities as Ecological Networks

Communities and the Interaction Between Species

Community Structure and Dynamics

Module Three: What have you learned?

How is an Ecosystem a System?

Introduction to Module Four

Climate Stress and Coastal Food Webs

Analyzing Patterns in a Savanna Landscape

Flow of Energy and Matter in an Ecosystem

Ecosystem Services, Functioning, and Resilience

Module Four: What have you learned?

Can an Ecosystem Recover?

Introduction to Module Five

Conserving and Restoring Ecosystems

Ecology and Biodiversity Conservation: Looking Ahead

Biocultural Approaches to Conservation

The Anthropocene

Conservation Today and Looking Ahead

Gorongosa: What Does the Future Look Like?

Module Five: What have you learned?