Ecology

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Major global issues examined via ecological fundamentals and their application. Fundamentals include climate patterns, energy flow, nutrient cycling, population dynamics, plant ecology, species interactions. Issues include biodiversity crisis, ecosystem services, global warming, habitat fragmentation, human population growth, invasive species, pollution (acidification, biocides, eutrophication, nitrogen saturation), population exploitation. Graduate students will not receive graduate credit for this course. Prerequisite: BIOL 114; Students may earn credit for either BIOL 355 or BIOL 373, not both. Offered both fall and spring.