ECOLOGY (BIO 280)

Term: Fall 2012

Faculty

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Schedule

Tue-Thu, 1:30 PM - 2:45 PM (8/22/2012 - 12/12/2012) Location: MAIN MUN 109

Description

280: Ecology.
Goal: To understand the interrelationships between living organisms and their physical and biological environment. To develop a broad understanding of the field of ecology. To conduct ecological research.
Content: Ecological principles at the level of the individual, population, community, and ecosystem. Specific topics include nutrient cycles, flow of energy in ecosystems, population dynamics, evolutionary ecology, life histories, competition and other community interactions, succession, and island biogeography. Current topics in anthropogenic global change.
Taught: Fall. Alternate years.
Prerequisites: BIO 110 and 112.
Credit: 4 hours; cross-listed ESC 280.