(2 hours lecture, 4 hours laboratory) 3 credit(s) A study of the interrelations of organisms with each other and the environment. The lectures are equally divided between ecosystem ecology (energy and material flux, modeling), population ecology (population dynamics, competition, predation) and community ecology (structure, diversity, and succession). The lab will emphasize methodology through field trips to various local habitats; one weekend field trip is required. Lab fee. (May substitute BIOL-225 with permission of the department head.)
Prerequisite(s):BIOL 110 and BIOL 120 or BIOL 140 or permission of the instructor. Not open to Biology majors. Attribute: CFN, LAS