Minor in Biology and Conservation

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�� appoints two Research Chairs in partnership with Rio Tinto

An enhanced collaboration with Rio Tinto will build on an initial research program started in 2019 and support two �� researchers in efforts to deepen understanding of the impacts of climate change and human activity on water security and freshwater fish ecology in the Nechako Watershed.

Finding keys to salmon resiliency through research

Sustainable fish populations depend on resilient ecosystems. With climate change, habitat loss and other environmental pressures posing significant threats to both fish stocks and their habitats, researchers at ��’s Quesnel River Research Centre (QRRC) are working to understand the impacts of those pressures on salmon and develop strategies to preserve salmon species for future generations.

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Minor in Biology and Conservation

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The minor in Biology and Conservation provides students with a background in ecological principles and techniques associated with the management and conservation of animal and plant populations and communities associated with a range of ecosystems.
Upon completion of the minor, students will have a broad background in genetics and evolution, population and community dynamics, ecological analysis, and the key problems and approaches for conserving biological diversity.

The minor in Biology and Conservation requires the completion of a minimum of 27 credit hours of study (plus associated prerequisites).
A maximum of two courses (6 credit hours) used to fulfil the requirements for a major, or another minor, may also be used to fulfil requirements for this minor.
Forest Ecology and Management Majors will have the following prerequisites as part of the major core requirements.
Students from other majors will need to fulfil the prerequisite requirements for this minor.

Introductory Biology I
Introductory Biology II
Introductory Biology I Laboratory
Introductory Biology II Laboratory
Ecology
Basic Statistics

Required Courses:
Genetics
Evolutionary Biology
Ecological Analyses
Population and Community Ecology
Conservation Biology

Four of the following courses, two of which must be Biology courses:
Introduction to Wildlife and Fisheries
Plants, Society and the Environment
Ichthyology and Herpetology
Ornithology and Mammalogy
Fungi and Lichens
Animal Physiology
Field School
Ethnobotany
Aquatic Plants
Plant Ecology
Fish Ecology
Wildlife Ecology
Internship
Environmental Impact Assessment
Agroforestry

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