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FW 552 - Applied Sampling for Wildlife/Fish Studies

  • 3 credits
This course covers the core concepts of sampling design, including survey sampling theory and techniques, which provide a foundation for designing and interpreting fish and wildlife studies. After students learn concepts and issues in the application of sampling designs used in FWCB, they will apply different sampling designs to a project of their own.

Prerequisite

STAT 301 (Introduction to Statistical Methods) or STAT 307 (Introduction to Biostatistics); 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

Heather B. Jackson
Heather B. Jackson

heather.jackson@colostate.edu

Heather Jackson is a conservation and landscape ecologist with a Ph.D. in Biological Sciences from Louisiana State University. She is interested in research that will help conservation organizations maximize biodiversity protection given limited funds. In addition, her research aims to help researchers and conservation planners to conduct their work at the spatial scales that are most relevant to the species with which they are concerned. Dr. Jackson administers the Conservation Actions with Lands, Animals, and People graduate certificate provided through the Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology department.

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