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TCBES 600 — Conservation Biology and Environmental Science: Fundamental principles of ecology, evolution, and environmental sciences, with and emphasis on the conservation, management and restoration of organisms and ecosystems. Discussion will include the physical and biological factors that affect and shape tropical organisms and ecosystems: biodiversity, biogeography, climate, genetics, nutrient cycling, population viability, reproductive systems and topography. Tropical organisms and ecosystems world-wide will be compared with an emphasis on Hawai`i.; Credits: 3; Notes: Core course for Master's degree; Updated: April 16, 2004
TCBES 601 — TCBES Field and Laboratory Methods: A practical course in laboratory and field methods and techniques in conservation biology and environmental sciences. Students will be introduced to methods used for studying, monitoring and experimenting upon animals and plants in a diversity of habitats. Emphasis is placed on the choice of techniques for data collection, followed by rigorous analysis of results with the application of appropriate statistical analysis. Students will also become familiar with the biological and environmental diversity of the Island of Hawai`i. The information collected will be more fully analyzed in TCBES 605.; Credits: 3; Updated: April 13, 2004
TCBES 605 — Quantitative Research Methods: Intensive lecture and field course designed to prepare students to conduct independent research. Focus on learning how to ask relevant research questions, hypothesis testing, experimental design, and applications of statistics. Presentation of a research proposal both orally and in written form. Current methodological techniques in terrestrial and marine ecology emphasized, with hands-on approaches to learning how to use the latest technological equipment. Most likely team-taught to encompass expertise in terrestrial and marine systems, as well as field, laboratory, and computer skills.; Credits: 3; Notes: Core course for Master's degree.; Updated: April 13, 2004
TCBES 610 — Environmental Chemical Analysis: Basic concepts of chemical measurements in environmental media. Analysis in environmental matrices with emphasis on water, soil, air and tissue. Topics include basics of calibration and measurement, sample collection, sample lability, chemical interferences, matrix effects and reporting analyses of chemicals in the environment.; Credits: 3; Prerequisite(s): CHEM 124, 125 with labs, CHEM 241, CHEM 330 and 330L required; CHEM 331 recommended.; Updated: April 13, 2004
TCBES 615 — Global Environment Change: Discusses the natural and anthropogenic processes that regulate the function of the Earth system. The basic understanding of the history and mechanisms of global change processes, means by which human activities alter Earth system function at local to global scales will be examined, along with potential consequences of and solutions to global change. Course will focus on interrelationships of the atmosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere and biosphere. Will provide students an understanding of the role that multidisciplinary science and technology have on research of the earth system.; Credits: 3; Notes: Elective conceptual course for Master's degree; Updated: April 16, 2004
TCBES 620 — Research Techniques in Molecular Conservation Biology: Major advances in molecular biology important to conservation studies are examined. Molecular techniques that are applied to conservation studies are performed including: PCR, RFLP, AFLP, DNA sequencing, and microsatellite analysis. Data analysis is examined including a number of popular genetics software packages that enable pairwise comparisons of large data sets and the construction of genetic distance matrices and networks.; Credits: 3; Prerequisite(s): BIOL 357L and BIOL 481L or equivalent, or permission of instructor.; Updated: April 16, 2004
TCBES 630 — Nearshore Monitoring and Analysis: Theoretical and practical planning and implementation of data collection and analysis of the intertidal and shallow subtidal marine environments. Techniques include measuring geological, chemical, and physical environments and estimating the abundance and diversity of organisms.; Credits: 3; Prerequisite(s): MARE 350/350L, TCBES 610 or permission of instructor.; Updated: April 13, 2004
TCBES 635 — Physical Environment of Ecosystems: Examination of the influences of climate, hydrology, geology, and soils on terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Emphasis on mechanisms of change, anthropogenic impacts, and monitoring networks.; Credits: 3; Prerequisite(s): GEOL 100, 111, or GEOG 101; BIOL 251 or GEOG 309 or equivalent, or permission of instructor.; Updated: April 16, 2004
TCBES 640 — Advanced Remote Sensing and Digital Image Processing: Digital image processing of satellite-derived remotely sensed data for earth resource analysis and applications. Specific applications include image enhancement, classification, post classification analysis, special transformations, and multi-temporal analysis for land cover change detection.; Credits: 3; Prerequisite(s): GEOG 470 or equivalent, or permission of instructor.
TCBES 645 — Applying Social Science to Marine and Coastal Resource Management: Social science methods for profiling natural resource dependent communities and assessing the social an economic impacts of ecosystem management and regulation. Marine communities and fisheries in the Pacific region, with some discussion of terrestrial resource management. Relevant laws, policies and management agencies. Public input, best science, realities of management conflict and compromise. Social impact assessment, case studies and public and professional roles in management.; Credits: 3; Notes: Elective in TCBES M.A.; Updated: April 16, 2004
TCBES 650 — Oceanographic Monitoring and Analysis: Theoretical and practical planning and implementation of data collection and analysis of the neritic adn pelagic marine environment from an oceanographic vessel platform. Techniques include measuring geological, chemical, and physical nearshore properties; estimating the abundance and diversity of plankton, nekton, and benthos; and use of modem data recording and analyzing systems.; Credits: 3; Prerequisite(s): MARE 350/350L, TCBES 610 or permission of instructor.; Updated: April 16, 2004
TCBES 655 — Ecological Physiology: Physiological adaptations to environmental variation including physiological and biochemical mechanisms for food acquisition and digestion, thermal energetics, respiratory gas exchange, activity metabolism and osmoregulation.; Credits: 3; Notes: MS degree in Tropical Conservation Biology and Environmental Science; Updated: April 16, 2004
TCBES 665 — Environmental Toxicology: Biochemical basis for toxicity. Chemical distribution and fate in the body; molecular mechanisms and effects of toxic action. Emphasis on environmental toxicants.; Credits: 3; Prerequisite(s): upper division courses in biochemistry and physiology, or consent of instructor.; Updated: April 13, 2004
TCBES 670 — Advanced Techniques in Geographic Information Systems: Focus is on advanced techniques in GIS including: database creation and management, complex geographic data analysis and modeling, and benefits and limitation to methodology. Projects will be drawn from Earth resource management, conservation and ecological studies, hazards, and cultural landscapes.; Credits: 3; Prerequisite(s): GEOG 480 or equivalent, or permission of instructor.
TCBES 675 — Conservation Genetics: Basic concepts of population genetics and molecular evolution as it applies to conservation biology. Specific topics include population dynamics and inbreeding depression, and population genetic structure related to ecological parameters and requirements of an organism.; Credits: 3; Notes: Core course for Master's degree; Updated: April 13, 2004
TCBES 680 — Advanced Statistical Analysis and Research Design: An advanced examination of statistics and research design in conservation biology and environmental science. Emphasis is placed on specific applications and underlying assumptions, design of experiments, and observational schemes for research project. Extensive computer analysis is employed including MINITAB and SAS statistical software.; Credits: 3; Prerequisite(s): TCBES 610 or permission of instructor.; Notes: Core course for Master's degree; Updated: April 16, 2004
TCBES 685 — Behavioral Ecology and Evolutionary Analyses: Principles of behavioral ecology and evolution with a focus on conservation biology. Research techniques in behavioral ecology related to analyzing populations in geograhically and age-structured populations. The importance of reproductive strategies, habitat selection, foraging behavior, parental care, social organizations, and the importance of migration and movement patterns on the regulation of population sizes and evolution. Population, quantitive and species genetics as it relates to evolution, speciation, and biodiversity.; Credits: 3; Prerequisite(s): TCBES 610 or permission of instructor.; Notes: Elective Conceptual course for Master's degree; Updated: April 16, 2004
TCBES 690 — Internship: An internship for Plan B Masters students in TCBES with a federal, state or non-government agency with projects in Hawai`i or other Pacific Islands. The internship project will be developed and carried-out in consultation with the host agency. The graduate committee in TCBES must approve the internship project. The development of the internship is formalized through a written proposal, periodic written reports and meetings with the graduate advisor and host agency representative. A final report and oral presentation is required at the end of the internship.; Credits: 3; Updated: April 16, 2004
TCBES 694 — Special Topics in Tropical Conservation Biology and Environmental Science: The course content will vary as topics are chosen by the instructor. The course may be repeated for credit, provided that a different topic is studied.; Credits: 1-3; Updated: April 16, 2004
TCBES 699 — Directed Research for Plan B Students: Research in conservation biology and environmental sciences for Plan B Master's Students. The development of the research project is formalized through periodic written reports and meeting with the graduate advisor. A final report and oral presentation is required at the end of the research project.; Credits: 1-3; Updated: April 16, 2004
TCBES 700 — Thesis Research: Research in conservation biology and environmental sciences for Plan A Master's students.; Credits: 1-6; Notes: Plan A Master's of Science in TCBES; Updated: April 16, 2004

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