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from population to community, microsatellites and Assessment Methods:
population genetics, structure and function of microbial Continous assessment: 100%
community, ancient DNA, molecular approach in
conservation. Medium of Instruction:
English
Assessment Methods:
Continuous assessment: 60% Soft Skills:
Final examination: 40%. CS3, TS2, EM1
Medium of Instruction: Main References:
English No specific references.
Soft Skills:
CS4, CT2, TS2 SIE 3003 BIODIVERSITY GOVERNANCE AND
CONSERVATION
Main References:
1. Carvalho, G.R. 1998. Advances in Molecular Biodiversity Governance: policies, agreements,
Ecology. IOS Press. regulations and legal protection of species. Biological
2. Avise, J.C. 1994. Molecular Markers, Natural History diversity and its importance. Threats to biological diversity;
& Evolution. Chapman & Hall. causes to loss of biological diversity. Global initiative for
3. Baker, A.J. 2000. Molecular Methods in Ecology. species/habitats/landscape protection: CITES, RAMSAR,
Blackwell. UNESCO WHS. The CBD. National Biodiversity Policy,
4. http://www.molecularecologist.com/ Protected Areas, Forestry and Wildlife Acts. Local
5. http://www.dnai.org/index.html/ implementation of CITES and other international treaties.
6. http://www.nature.com/scitable/knowledge/library/usi States Enactment: State Parks, Sarawak Biodiversity
ng-molecular- techniques-to-answer-ecological- Council. Conservation: introduction, concept, values and
questions-15643181 ethics. Species introduction, invasions and migration.
Habitat degradation.
SIE 3001 RESEARCH PROJECT IN ECOLOGY AND Assessment Methods:
BIODIVERSITY Continuous Assessment: 50%
Final Examination: 50%
The student chooses a research title and carries it out
according to the supervision of his/her supervisor. A Medium of Instruction:
research proposal detailing literature review, objectives, English
methodology and research design, schedule table of
research and research budget, needs to be submitted to Soft Skills:
the supervisor within a month. Research work and thesis CS3, TS2, LL2
writing are carried out in Semester I and Semester II. The
completed thesis must be submitted at the end of Main References:
Semester I and Semester II for examination by the 1. Principles of conservation Biology/Martha J. Groom,
supervisor. A presentation of the research work in the Gary K. Meffe, C. Ronald Carroll. Sunderland, MA:
form of seminar or poster is needed before the thesis Sinaeur Assosciates, 2006.
submission. 2. Essentials of conservation biology/Richard B.
Primack. Sunderland, Mass.: Sinaeur Associates,
Assessment Methods: 2002
Continuous Assessment: 100% 3. Searching for sustainability: interdiciplinaryessays in
the philosophy of conservation biology/ Bryan G.
Medium of Instruction: Norton. Cambridge University Press 2003.;Via:ebrary
Malay or English 4. http://www.cbd.int/
5. MOSTE (1997) Assesment of Biological Diversity in
Soft Skills: Malaysia
CS4, CT5, TS2 6. http://www.cites.org/
7. http://www.forestry.gov.my/pemahaman_akta.html
Main References: 8. http://www.wildlife.gov.my/akta/
1. Paul Oliver (2004). Writing Your Thesis. SAGE 9. http://www.cbd.int/gti/
publisher, U.K. 224 pp. 10. http://www.ramsar.org/
2. Guy Roberts-Holmes (2005). Doing Your Early Years 11. http://whc.unesco.org/
Research Project: A step-by-step guide, SAGE
Publisher, U.K. 176 pp.
3. Other reading materials prescribed by supervisor. SIE 3004 QUANTITATIVE ECOLOGY

Principles of ecological sampling and data collection.
SIE 3002 INDUSTRIAL TRAINING IN ECOLOGY AND Experimental and sampling designs, sample size,
BIODIVERSITY sampling layout, etc. Biotic sampling methods.
Population analysis such as age structure, survivorship,
The content of this training depends on where the student life tables and growth. Methods for population analysis,
is placed and usually involves field work and on the job including capture-recapture methods. Modelling intra- and
training related to issues of biology and diversity. inter-specific relationships (Lotka-Volterra). Community

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