Plant Ecology. ((3 Credits))

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Prerequisite(s): BIOL 1620 with a C- or higher, and University Advanced Standing Corequisite(s): BOT 4055 Studies the interrelationships between plants and their environment, including population, community, and ecosystem processes. Covers a range of topics that include adaptation to abiotic factors, plant life history patterns, species interactions such as competition and herbivory; community structure, diversity, and dynamics; biome structure and distribution, and energy flow and nutrient cycles in ecosystems. Presents the impact of humans on plant communities and ecological processes.