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Ecology and Wildlife Conservation 

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Ecology and Wildlife Conservation
 at 
University of Leeds 
Overview

Discover ecology and learn how we can protect wildlife to conserve our natural world

Duration

2 weeks

Total fee

8,364

Mode of learning

Online

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Course Level

UG Certificate

Ecology and Wildlife Conservation
 at 
University of Leeds 
Highlights

  • Earn a certification after completion
  • Learn from expert faculty
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Ecology and Wildlife Conservation
 at 
University of Leeds 
Course details

Who should do this course?
  • This course is designed for anyone with an interest in ecology and wildlife
What are the course deliverables?
  • Identify, through research, the key threats faced by seabirds, pollinators, and coral reefs.
  • Explore the impact of global environmental change on two key species and two key ecosystems.
  • Evaluate real data taken from a field study to investigate the conservation of a group of animals or plants.
  • Investigate the advanced techniques and technology which are used to study and conserve biodiversity by conservation scientists.
More about this course
  • On this course, you’ll learn you how the work of conservation biologists and study of ecosystems can help with conserving the world’s biodiversity. You’ll explore the impact of wind farms on populations of seabirds, and understand how the use of advanced techniques can be used to study different populations
  • In Week 2, you’ll learn about ecosystems and how they’re influenced by human activity. You’ll use case studies to explore the reasons behind the bee decline across the world, and examine fish species in tropical seas to see at first-hand how climate change damages coral reefs

Ecology and Wildlife Conservation
 at 
University of Leeds 
Curriculum

The moral and economic arguments for nature conservation

The impact of human activity on the natural environment

Why the conservation of populations and communities are essential for human life

How conservation biologists are helping to protect seabirds from offshore wind turbines

The impact of climate change on coral reef ecosystems

How the loss of coral can lead to ecosystem collapse

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Ecology and Wildlife Conservation
 at 
University of Leeds 
Faculty details

Christopher Hassall
I am an Associate Professor of Biology at the University of Leeds, specialising in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology.

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Ecology and Wildlife Conservation
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