BIOEE 3610 - Advanced Ecology

Fall. 3 credits. S-U or letter gradeoption. (Biological sciences majors in the EEB program of study must take course for a letter grade.)

Prerequisite: BIOEE 1610 or permission of instructor.

A. Agrawal, S. Ellner, R. Howarth, and J. Sparks.

This course provides an in depth examination of major ecological fields, including ecophysiology, population and community ecology, ecosystem biology, and ecological modeling. Covers interactions between organisms and the environment on multiple scales. Current ecological research is used to introduce major concepts and methods, derive major ecological principles, and critically discuss their applicability on multiple organizational levels and in various ecological systems.