Ecology. 3 credits, 3 contact hours

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Prerequisites: Graduate student status or permission of the instructor. Ecological patterns and processes shape global biodiversity. From the community of microbes under your fingernail to entire continents and the planet, the field of ecology seeks to understand complex interactions among biological species and the environment. These themes are increasingly important; humans are reliant on functioning ecosystems even as anthropogenic factors alter our planet in profound ways. This course introduces graduate students to ecology at multiple conceptual and geographic scales.