Principles of Ecology Lecture

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This course examines theories (including a variety of mathematical, verbal, and graphical models of important ecological processes) and natural history. The student explores: 1) various questions (in a broad sense) asked by ecologists and 2) the theories and models from which hypotheses are suggested to answer the questions. Specific ecological studies are used to illustrate what has been learned about the natural world. Three hours of lecture, three hours of laboratory per week.