2017-2018 Academic Bulletin 
    
    Mar 29, 2024  
2017-2018 Academic Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

BIO 330 - Population and Community Ecology


Credits: 4
A study of the dynamics of populations and how they change with time and interact with other populations of mutualists, competitors, predators, and prey. Students examine the emergent properties of communities (interacting population assemblages) and ecosystems such as diversity, productivity, energy flow, and nutrient dynamics. Laboratories emphasize investigations in local field sites. One laboratory per week.

Prerequisite: BIO 220 , BIO 221 , FSBIO 201 , and either MATH 158  or MATH 160 .

Distribution Requirements: QR, SP.