College of Chemistry Course Guide

ESPM 186 - Management and Conservation of Rangeland Ecosystems (4 Units)

(Taken from the UC Berkeley Course Guide)

Course Overview

Summary

Begins with the evolution and domestication of grazing animals, continues through ranching and rangeland stewardship practices, and explores new institutional arrangements for conservation and restoration. Woodlands, grasslands, and shrublands provide biodiversity, wildlife habitat, watershed, recreation, open space, and forage. Human practices and ecosystem dynamics meet in rangeland management. Methods for changing, predicting, or assessing the results.

Prerequisites

None

Spring only

Workload

Time Commitment

3 hours of lecture and 1 hour of discussion per week.




UC Berkeley Course Guide