BIOEE 1610 - Ecology and the Environment

Fall, spring, summer. 3-4 credits, variable. (4-credit option involves writing component and two disc sec per week.) S-U or letter grade option. (Biological sciences majors must take course for a letter grade.)

Fall, A. Flecker, N. Hairston, and J. Thaler; spring, C. Goodale and A. Power.

This course provides an introduction to ecology, covering interactions between organisms and the environment at scales of populations, communities, and ecosystems. Ecological principles are used to explore the theory and applications of major issues facing humanity in the 21st century, including population dynamics, disease ecology, biodiversity and invasive species, global change, and other topics of environmental sustainability.