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BIOL 6190: Advanced Ecology

Description

This course will offer the students a chance to explore a few central concepts of ecology in great depth. It will draw directly on the active research programs of staff ecologists and emphasize their areas of expertise. Outside experts will also be invited to contribute whenever possible. The students will learn to critically examine the current literature and develop their own ideas about the relationship between organisms and the environment.

Credits

3 credit hours

Prerequisites

• BIOL 6117: Physiological Plant Ecology
• BIOL 6119: Population and Communities