BIO 320 - Introductory Ecology

2009-2010 Catalog Year

Course content will characterize the physico-chemical environment and the limits it imposes upon organisms and describe the structure and functioning of populations, communities and ecosystems. Consideration will also be given to current ecological theories and their historical roots, drawing upon examples from the animal, plant and microbial realm. Landscape and human ecology will be explored.

PREREQ: BIO 120 and MAT 158 or 179.
OFFERED: Fall
NOTE: Course laboratory exercises will complement lecture material and include several field trips.
CREDIT: 3