Conservation Biology

Fall 2026

BIOL4120
Modified

Tue Oct 13, 2026

On this site you can find the most up to date syllabi, schedules, slide decks, and other rewsources for Conservation Biology at UNO with Dr. Rich. Please check back often, as I will update the schedules as needed.1

Syllabus & Schedule

Syllabus

Schedule

Recent Updates

 

Approaches to Conservation

Conservation Biology
Sat Aug 29, 2026
 

Are We Living In the Sixth Extinction

Conservation Biology
Be Smart, 11 17, 2014

Biodiversity

Conservation Biology
Chapter: Biodiversity
Thu Sep 10, 2026

Biodiversity Concepts & Measurement

Conservation Biology
Dates: 2026-09-09T16:00:00, 2026-09-14T16:00:00
Wed Sep 9, 2026

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Biodiversity Concepts and Measurement

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Sun Sep 6, 2026

Conservation Biology

Biodiversity Concepts and Measurement

Conservation Biology
Textbook: Conservation Biology (see details below) Chapter: 3 (Foundations of Conservation Biology) Sections Assigned: 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6 (Biodiversity Concepts &…
Sun Sep 6, 2026
 

Breaks BIOL4120

Conservation Biology
Sat Aug 29, 2026
 

Case Conversation 1 - Extinction

Conservation Biology
Date: Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Wed Sep 16, 2026
 

Case Conversation 2 - Habitat Loss, Fragmentation, and Degradation

Conservation Biology
Date: Wednesday, September 30, 2026
Wed Sep 30, 2026
 

Case Conversation 3 - Overexploitation

Conservation Biology
Date: Monday, October 12, 2026
Mon Oct 12, 2026
 

Case Conversation 4 - Invasive Alien Species

Conservation Biology
Date: Wednesday, October 28, 2026
Wed Oct 28, 2026
 

Case Conversation 5 - Climate Change

Conservation Biology
Date: Monday, November 9, 2026
Mon Nov 9, 2026
 

Case Conversation 6 - Species-Level Approaches

Conservation Biology
Date: Monday, November 23, 2026
Mon Nov 23, 2026
 

Case Conversation 7 - Community & Ecosystem Approaches

Conservation Biology
Date: Wednesday, December 2, 2026
Wed Dec 2, 2026
 

Case Conversation 8 - Landscape-Scale Approaches

Conservation Biology
Date: Wednesday, December 9, 2026
Wed Dec 9, 2026

Conservation Biology

Ch 10 Overexploitation

Conservation Biology
Textbook: Conservation Biology (see details below) Chapter: 10 (Threats to Biodiversity) Sections Assigned: 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4 (Overexploitation) Days Covered: BIOL4120_W…
Sun Sep 6, 2026

Conservation Biology

Ch 11 Invasive Alien Species

Conservation Biology
Textbook: Conservation Biology (see details below) Chapter: 11 (Threats to Biodiversity) Sections Assigned: 11.1, 11.2, 11.4 (Invasive Alien Species) Days Covered: BIOL4120_W…
Sun Sep 6, 2026

Conservation Biology

Ch 12 Climate Change

Conservation Biology
Textbook: Conservation Biology (see details below) Chapter: 12 (Threats to Biodiversity) Sections Assigned: 12.1, 12.2, 12.3, 12.4 (Climate Change) Days Covered: BIOL4120_W11…
Sun Sep 6, 2026

Conservation Biology

Ch 13 Species-Level Conservation

Conservation Biology
Textbook: Conservation Biology (see details below) Chapter: 13 (Approaches to Conservation) Sections Assigned: 13.1, 13.2, 13.3, 13.4, 13.5, 13.6 (Species-Level Approaches) D…
Sun Sep 6, 2026

Conservation Biology

Ch 14 Community and Ecosystem Conservation

Conservation Biology
Textbook: Conservation Biology (see details below) Chapter: 14 (Approaches to Conservation) Sections Assigned: 14.1, 14.2, 14.4 (Community & Ecosystem Approaches) Days…
Sun Sep 6, 2026

Conservation Biology

Ch 15 Landscape-Scale Conservation

Conservation Biology
Textbook: Conservation Biology (see details below) Chapter: 15 (Approaches to Conservation) Sections Assigned: 15.3, 15.4 (Landscape-Scale Approaches) Days Covered: BIOL4120_…
Sun Sep 6, 2026

Conservation Biology

Ch 16 Ex Situ Conservation

Conservation Biology
Textbook: Conservation Biology (see details below) Chapter: 16 (Approaches to Conservation) Sections Assigned: 16.1, 16.2 (Ex Situ Conservation) Days Covered: BIOL4120_W12D2
Sun Sep 6, 2026

Conservation Biology

Ch 2 The Rise of Conservation Biology

Conservation Biology
Textbook: Conservation Biology (see details below) Chapter: 2 (Foundations of Conservation Biology) Sections Assigned: 2.2 (The Rise of Conservation Biology) Days Covered: BI…
Sun Sep 6, 2026

Conservation Biology

Ch 3 Biodiversity Concepts and Measurement

Conservation Biology
Textbook: Conservation Biology (see details below) Chapter: 3 (Foundations of Conservation Biology) Sections Assigned: 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6 (Biodiversity Concepts &…
Sun Sep 6, 2026

Conservation Biology

Ch 8 Extinction

Conservation Biology
Textbook: Conservation Biology (see details below) Chapter: 8 (Threats to Biodiversity) Sections Assigned: 8.1, 8.3 (Extinction) Days Covered: BIOL4120_W3D2, BIOL4120_W4D1
Sun Sep 6, 2026

Conservation Biology

Ch 9 Habitat Loss, Fragmentation, and Degradation

Conservation Biology
Textbook: Conservation Biology (see details below) Chapter: 9 (Threats to Biodiversity) Sections Assigned: 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4 (Habitat Loss, Fragmentation, and Degradation) D…
Sun Sep 6, 2026

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Climate Change

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Sun Sep 6, 2026

Climate Change

Conservation Biology
Chapter: Climate Change
Thu Sep 10, 2026
 

Climate Change

Conservation Biology
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Sat Aug 29, 2026

Climate Change & Biodiversity

Conservation Biology
Dates: 2026-11-09T16:00:00, 2026-11-11T16:00:00
Mon Nov 9, 2026

Community & Ecosystem Approaches

Conservation Biology
Dates: 2026-12-02T16:00:00, 2026-12-07T16:00:00
Wed Dec 2, 2026

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Community and Ecosystem Conservation

Conservation Biology
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Sun Sep 6, 2026

Conservation Biology

Community and Ecosystem Conservation

Conservation Biology
Textbook: Conservation Biology (see details below) Chapter: 14 (Approaches to Conservation) Sections Assigned: 14.1, 14.2, 14.4 (Community & Ecosystem Approaches) Days…
Sun Sep 6, 2026

Conservation biology - past and present

Conservation Biology
Chapter: Conservation biology: past and present 1
Thu Sep 10, 2026

Conservation Biology for All

Conservation biology: past and present 1

Conservation Biology
Chapter: Conservation biology: past and present 1 Ch No.: 1 (Foundations of Conservation Biology) Pages: 7-26 (The Rise of Conservation Biology) PDF: meine_2010.pdf Textbook:…
Thu Sep 10, 2026

Conservation in human‐modified landscapes

Conservation Biology
Chapter: Conservation in human‐modified landscapes
Thu Sep 10, 2026

Conservation planning and priorities

Conservation Biology
Chapter: Conservation planning and priorities
Thu Sep 10, 2026

Details

Conservation Biology
Engage with the urgent task of protecting biodiversity in Conservation Biology—a dynamic, interdisciplinary course addressing the global ecological crisis. Often described…
 

Earth Day 1970

Conservation Biology
Pacific Education Institute, 10 26, 2016

Endangered species management: the US experience

Conservation Biology
Chapter: Endangered species management: the US experience
Thu Sep 10, 2026

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Ex Situ Conservation

Conservation Biology
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Sun Sep 6, 2026

Conservation Biology

Ex Situ Conservation

Conservation Biology
Textbook: Conservation Biology (see details below) Chapter: 16 (Approaches to Conservation) Sections Assigned: 16.1, 16.2 (Ex Situ Conservation) Days Covered: BIOL4120_W12D2
Sun Sep 6, 2026

Ex Situ Conservation

Conservation Biology
Dates: 2026-11-16T16:00:00, 2026-11-18T16:00:00
Mon Nov 16, 2026
 

Exam 1 BIOL4120

Conservation Biology
Dates: 2026-10-14T16:00:00
Wed Oct 14, 2026
 

Exams BIOL4120

Conservation Biology
Sat Aug 29, 2026

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Extinction

Conservation Biology
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Sun Sep 6, 2026

Conservation Biology

Extinction

Conservation Biology
Textbook: Conservation Biology (see details below) Chapter: 8 (Threats to Biodiversity) Sections Assigned: 8.1, 8.3 (Extinction) Days Covered: BIOL4120_W3D2
Sun Sep 6, 2026

Extinction

Conservation Biology
Dates: 2026-09-23T16:00:00, 2026-09-28T16:00:00, 2026-10-05T16:00:00
Wed Sep 23, 2026

Extinctions and the practice of preventing them

Conservation Biology
Chapter: Extinctions and the practice of preventing them
Thu Sep 10, 2026
 

Fall Break BIOL4120

Conservation Biology
Dates: 2026-10-19T16:00:00
Mon Oct 19, 2026
 

Final Exam BIOL4120

Conservation Biology
Dates: 2026-12-14T17:00:00
Mon Dec 14, 2026
 

Foundations of Conservation Biology

Conservation Biology
Sat Aug 29, 2026

From conservation theory to practice: crossing the divide

Conservation Biology
Chapter: From conservation theory to practice: crossing the divide
Thu Sep 10, 2026

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Habitat Loss, Fragmentation, and Degradation

Conservation Biology
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Sun Sep 6, 2026

Conservation Biology

Habitat Loss, Fragmentation, and Degradation

Conservation Biology
Textbook: Conservation Biology (see details below) Chapter: 9 (Threats to Biodiversity) Sections Assigned: 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4 (Habitat Loss, Fragmentation, and Degradation) D…
Sun Sep 6, 2026

Habitat Loss, Fragmentation, and Degradation

Conservation Biology
Dates: 2026-10-07T16:00:00, 2026-10-21T16:00:00, 2026-10-26T16:00:00
Wed Oct 7, 2026

Habitat destruction: death by a thousand cuts

Conservation Biology
Chapter: Habitat destruction: death by a thousand cuts
Thu Sep 10, 2026

Habitat fragmentation and landscape change

Conservation Biology
Chapter: Habitat fragmentation and landscape change
Thu Sep 10, 2026
 

How Wolves Change Rivers

Conservation Biology
Sustainable Human, 02 04, 2022
 

How one scientist took on the chemical industry

Conservation Biology
TED-Ed, 03 17, 2020
 

How poaching is changing the face of African elephants

Conservation Biology
Vox, 03 15, 2017

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Invasive Alien Species

Conservation Biology
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Sun Sep 6, 2026

Conservation Biology

Invasive Alien Species

Conservation Biology
Textbook: Conservation Biology (see details below) Chapter: 11 (Threats to Biodiversity) Sections Assigned: 11.1, 11.2, 11.4 (Invasive Alien Species) Days Covered: BIOL4120_W…
Sun Sep 6, 2026

Invasive Alien Species

Conservation Biology
Dates: 2026-11-04T16:00:00
Wed Nov 4, 2026

Invasive Species

Conservation Biology
Chapter: Invasive Species
Thu Sep 10, 2026
 

Labor Day

Conservation Biology
Dates: 2026-09-07T16:00:00
Mon Sep 7, 2026

Landscape-Scale Approaches

Conservation Biology
Dates: 2026-12-07T16:00:00, 2026-12-09T16:00:00
Mon Dec 7, 2026

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Landscape-Scale Conservation

Conservation Biology
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Sun Sep 6, 2026

Conservation Biology

Landscape-Scale Conservation

Conservation Biology
Textbook: Conservation Biology (see details below) Chapter: 15 (Approaches to Conservation) Sections Assigned: 15.3, 15.4 (Landscape-Scale Approaches) Days Covered: BIOL4120_…
Sun Sep 6, 2026
 

No Class BIOL4120

Conservation Biology
Dates: 2026-08-24T16:00:00, 2026-09-02T16:00:00
Mon Aug 24, 2026

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Overexploitation

Conservation Biology
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Sun Sep 6, 2026

Conservation Biology

Overexploitation

Conservation Biology
Textbook: Conservation Biology (see details below) Chapter: 10 (Threats to Biodiversity) Sections Assigned: 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4 (Overexploitation) Days Covered: BIOL4120_W…
Sun Sep 6, 2026

Overexploitation

Conservation Biology
Dates: 2026-10-26T16:00:00, 2026-10-28T16:00:00, 2026-11-02T16:00:00
Mon Oct 26, 2026

Overharvesting

Conservation Biology
Chapter: Overharvesting
Thu Sep 10, 2026
 

Overview & Syllabus BIOL4120

Conservation Biology
Dates: 2026-08-26T16:00:00
Wed Aug 26, 2026
 

Overview BIOL4120

Conservation Biology
Sat Aug 29, 2026

Species-Level Approaches

Conservation Biology
Dates: 2026-11-18T16:00:00, 2026-11-23T16:00:00, 2026-11-30T16:00:00
Wed Nov 18, 2026

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Species-Level Conservation

Conservation Biology
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Sun Sep 6, 2026

Conservation Biology

Species-Level Conservation

Conservation Biology
Textbook: Conservation Biology (see details below) Chapter: 13 (Approaches to Conservation) Sections Assigned: 13.1, 13.2, 13.3, 13.4, 13.5, 13.6 (Species-Level Approaches) D…
Sun Sep 6, 2026
 

Thanksgiving Break BIOL4120

Conservation Biology
Dates: 2026-11-25T16:00:00
Wed Nov 25, 2026
 

The Canal (Love Canal)

Conservation Biology
Duration: 00:39:40
Sat Aug 29, 2026
 

The Cuyahoga River Fire Don’t Fall in the River

Conservation Biology
CSU Digital Humanities, 08 06, 2010

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The Rise of Conservation Biology

Conservation Biology
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Sun Sep 6, 2026

Conservation Biology

The Rise of Conservation Biology

Conservation Biology
Textbook: Conservation Biology (see details below) Chapter: 2 (Foundations of Conservation Biology) Sections Assigned: 2.2 (The Rise of Conservation Biology) Days Covered: BI…
Sun Sep 6, 2026

The Rise of Conservation Biology

Conservation Biology
Dates: 2026-08-31T16:00:00, 2026-09-09T16:00:00
Mon Aug 31, 2026
 

The Role of Zoos and Aquariums in a Changing World

Conservation Biology
Journal: Annual Review of Animal Biosciences

The conservation biologist’s toolbox – principles for the design and analysis of conservation studies

Conservation Biology
Chapter: The conservation biologist’s toolbox – principles for the design and analysis of conservation studies
Thu Sep 10, 2026
 

This Is Martha, the World’s Last-Known Passenger Pigeon

Conservation Biology
Smithsonian Channel, 05 27, 2016
 

Threats to Biodiversity

Conservation Biology
Sat Aug 29, 2026
 

Vanishing Act

Conservation Biology
Episode 6 of Human Footprint (Season 2) - Released: 2025-07-30 - Duration: 00:55:39
 

World Weather Attribution — understanding climate change and extreme weather

Conservation Biology
World Weather Attribution, 11 13, 2023

Conservation Biology

Conservation Biology
This schedule is tentative and subject to change at any time, so check the online version regularly. You are solely responsible for keeping up with assigned textbook…

Conservation Biology

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