EFB 493/693 - Management of Wildlife Habitats and Populations
Class Schedule 2009

William F. Porter
470-6798 - 257 Illick - wfporter@esf.edu

Monday	Wednesday	Friday
Aug 31 Course Introduction Lab: Field Trip to Heiburg Forest	Sept 2 Origins of Wildlife Conservation in America Kirkpatrick and Turner. 1997.  Seven Stages of Grief Leopold (Aldo) 1933 Chapter 1 A History of Ideas in Game Management Lab: Field Trip to Heiberg Forest.	Sept 4 Adaptive Management: The Planning Process
Sept 7  Labor Day - No Class	Sept 9 Adaptive Management Parma et al. 1998. What can adaptive management do for our fish, food, and biodiversity? No Lab	Sept 11 Niche Theory & Habitat
Sept 14 Habitat Evaluation Intro to ArcGIS Lab: Getting Comfortable with ArcGIS	Sept 16  Habitat Evaluation Procedure Porter. 1992. Habitat Analysis and Assessment. Anderson and Gutzwiller. 2005. Habitat Evaluation Methods. Higgins et al.  2005. Vegetation Sampling and Measurement (Part I and Part II). Lab:  Getting Comfortable with ArcGIS	Sept 18 Habitat Evaluation Planning
Sept 21 No Class	Sept 23 Independent Group Work Lab: Computer - ArcGIS & Habitat Assessment Special Arrangement for Monday Lab – 5:00 – 7:00 O'Neil et al. 2005. Application of spatial technologies in wildlife biology. Part I and Part II.	Sept 25 Independent Group Work
Sept 28  No Class No Lab	Sept 30 Review of Population Dynamics: Objectives of Population Ecology No Lab	Oct 2 Recruitment and K
Oct 5 Basics of Population Modeling Lab: Moose Restoration	Oct 7 What is Carrying Capacity? Caughley & Sinclair. 1994. Animals in Populations. Lab: Moose Restoration	Oct 9 Population Modeling – Time Lines · Porter et al. 1990. Application of Population Modeling Techniques
Oct 12 Density Dependence in Population Growth Lab: Contraception and Deer Management	Oct 14 Case Example: Fertility Control in Deer Management Porter and Underwood. 2001. Contraception and Deer. (Book) Lab: Contraception and Deer Management	Oct 16 Independent Group Work
Oct 19 MSY and OSY Lab: Contraception and Deer Management	Oct 21 Age-structured Populations and Leslie Matrix Modeling Lab: Contraception and Deer Management	Oct 23 Density Dependence and Leslie Matrix Modeling
Oct 26 Complex Timelines Lab: Confusion Control for Complex Timelines Open Lab Section / Turn in Population Model for Management Species/ Progress Report	Oct 28 Leslie matrix modeling example Lab: Confusion Control for Complex Timelines Open Lab Section / Turn in Population Model for Management Species/Progress Report	Oct 30 Natural Regulation & Elk Management Chase. 1987:14—84. Playing God in Yellowstone (4 files). Part I, II, III, IV.
Nov 2 Stochastic Population Models Lab: Grizzly Bears, Grey Partridge and Coyotes: Leslie Matrix Modeling	Nov 4 Population Management Dilemmas Burk .1973. The Kaibab Deer Incident… Porter. 1992. Burgeoning Ungulate Populations in National Parks… Lab: Grizzly Bears, Grey Partridge and Coyotes: Leslie Matrix Modeling	Nov 6 Life History, Population Management & Intervention
Nov 9 Integrating HSI & Population Management Lab: Integration HSI and Population Change	Nov 11 Restoring the Wolf, the Cougar and a Vignette of Primitive America Smith et al. 2003. Yellowstone after Wolves. Leopold, Starker et al. 1963. Wildlife Management in National Parks. Lambert et al. 2006. Cougar population dynamics and viability in the Pacific Northwest Lambert et al. 2006. Cougar population dynamics and viability in the Pacific Northwest. Lab: Integrating HSI and Population Change	Nov 13 Predator-Prey Dynamics
Nov 16 Restoring Predators Progress Reports	Nov 18 Management Planning and Teamwork Progress Reports	Nov 20 Professional Presentation
Nov 23 Independent Group Work	Nov 25 Thanksgiving Break	Nov 27 Thanksgiving Break
Nov 30 Management Plan Presentation	Dec 2 Management Plan Presentation	Dec 4 Management Plan Presentation
Dec 7 Management Plan Presentation	Dec 9 Management Plan Presentation	Dec 11 Management Plan Presentation
Dec 14 Management Plan Presentation

Assignment	Due	% of Grade
Habitat Requirements (G)*	Sep 18	5.0
ArcGIS & Habitat Assessment (G)	Oct 2	2.5
Moose Restoration (P)	Oct 12	2.5
Contraception & Deer Management (G)	Nov 2	5.0
Management Plan Progress Report I (G)	Oct 26 - 30	5.0
Leslie Matrix Models (G)	Nov 13	5.0
Integrating HSI and Population Change (P)	Nov 18	2.5
Management Plan Progress Report II (G)	Nov 16- 20	5.0
Written Exam (I)	TBA	25.0
Mgmt Plan Presentation (G)	Nov 30 - Dec 14	30.0
Class Participation/Quizzes (I)		12.5
TOTAL		100.0

I* I = Individual, G = Group, P = Pair

Please Note

Unless otherwise noted, all assignments are due in your Teaching Assistant’s mailbox in by 3:00 pm on the date specified. Late papers will not be accepted without prior approval. All assignments must follow The Wildlife Society Unified Guidelines style (to include title, author, introduction, methods, results and discussion) unless specified otherwise. Points will be deducted for each typographical, spelling, grammatical or style error.