3 credits
Recommended Prerequisites: BIOLOGY 171 or equivalent (e.g. BIOLOGY 195), two college-level courses in biology, or permission of instructor.
Satisfies requirements for: BS, EEB General Ecology Lecture, PitE General Ecology Lecture and Practical Experience
Meets:
Spring: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday (section 1) or Thursday, Friday, Saturday (section 2)
Summer: Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Instructors:
Spring: TBD (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday) and Paul Moore (Thursday, Friday, Saturday)
Summer: Mariano Rodriguez-Cabal (Thursday, Friday, Saturday)
Course Description
The course introduces the basic concepts and principles of ecology as applied to the study of individuals, populations, and communities of both plants and animals. Course topics include the roles of physical and biotic factors influencing the distribution and abundance of organisms; the dynamics of population growth; species interactions including competition, predation, mutualism; the structure of ecological communities; ecological succession; and applications of ecology to problems of environment and resource management. This course will have field trips and data exercises.
