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FW 546 - Conservation Challenges in Freshwater Systems

  • 3 credits
This course provides students with an overview of the abiotic and biotic elements that comprise freshwater systems, how those are altered and impaired by management and events, and the policies, plans, and actions that can restore necessary structure and function to these systems.

Prerequisite

(LIFE 220 or LIFE 320); STAT 301. Graduate standing. 

Important Information

Registration is restricted to FWCB Plan C Masters students through December 1, 2025.  Any seats remaining in the course will be available to non-Plan C students after December 1st.

Textbooks and Materials

Please check the CSU Bookstore for textbook information. Textbook listings are available at the CSU Bookstore about 3 weeks prior to the start of the term.

Instructors

Gail Dethloff
Gail Dethloff

gail.dethloff@colostate.edu

Gail Dethloff is an ecologist with a focus on ecotoxicology and conservation biology. She earned a Ph.D. in ecology at University of California-Davis and has worked on a variety of projects focusing on biomonitoring, aquatic toxicology, natural resource assessment, and long-term ecological data collection to assist in identifying long-term trends. She directs the M.F.W.C.B graduate degree program in the
Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology and advises students in that program. She teaches online courses on wildlife ecology and management, habitat management, conservation biology, and ecotoxicology.

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