FIELD STUDIES: ISLAND ECOSYSTEMS

Catalog description

This field course introduces students to the interrelationships among biological communities and the physical environments that characterize island ecosystems. Topics will include island ecology and evolution, natural history, ecology and diversity of island flora and fauna, and human impacts to island ecosystems. The course is taught primarily in the field. It is intended for both science majors and non-majors. Students are limited to taking four field study courses in life sciences (BIO 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, or 109) for a maximum of 5 units. BIO 62 was formerly offered as BIO 102.