Announcements:
Welcome to Conservation Biology.
READINGS:
Endangered Ecosystems of the US
The economics of ecosystems and biodiversity
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLirNeu-A8I Tragedy of the commons
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBz3U4fxQVY Debt for nature swaps
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7Clmlbvl04 Sustainable development projects in Peru
CASE STUDIES:
Ecosystem services provided by insects