Forest Ecology ((4 Credits))

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Forest Ecology is a branch of the ecological sciences which focuses on species, species populations, and species communities that inhabit forest ecosystems. Students examine forest ecosystem dynamics, as they explore forest ecosystems around the world. Students consider the impacts human activities have had on global forests, in terms of conservation, restoration, and deforestation. Topics covered include biodiversity, climate and climate change-influences on forest distribution, dendrochronology, ecological disturbance, endemism, extinction, evolution, fire ecology, fragmentation and urbanization, invasive species, migration, soil ecology, sustainability, and vegetation dynamics. Prerequisites: Biology I, Biology of Ecosystems, Environmental Science, Ecology, or equivalent.