BIO 558 - Plant Ecology

Catalog Year 2009-2010

The study of plant communities and the factors that affect them. Introduction to species interactions, life history patterns and allocation of resources, the concepts of the community, biomes of North America, and ecological succession. Fieldwork will involve survey of ecological communities in Central New York and application of ecological methods in sampling one of these communities. Graduate students are expected to lead the vegetation sampling process, write more comprehensive research papers, and orally present them in class.

PREREQ: Bio 213 (or equivalent), graduate standing, and permission of instructor. Bio 320 is recommended.
OFFERED: Irregular
NOTE: This course is intended for graduate students in Education and in service teachers at the elementary and secondary level.
CREDIT: 3