Field Ecology

Catalog description

This course guides students in formulating hypotheses, designing and conducting ecological field research. Student-led projects can range from stream, plant, and community ecology to conservation, behavioral, and physiological ecology. Projects are conducted in the field during a required extended field trip. Destinations have included montane, desert, and rainforest ecosystems. Course can fulfill Botany course requirement if appropriate project is conducted. Course can be taken for credit more than once with instructor approval. Prerequisites and Corequisites Course prerequisites: BIOL 153 - General Biology II (C) [SGR #6, HSDC] with a C or above. Course corequisite: BIOL 417L - Field Ecology Laboratory Note Lecture plus lab component All prerequisites must have a grade of C or better