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- BIO
451: General Ecology
Taught
Fall Semesters
3 credits
A lecture/discussion course covering the interactions of plants
and animals with their environments, and the theoretical underpinnings
of evolutionary ecology and the ecology of organisms, populations,
communities, and ecosystems.
- BIO
453: Ecology Field/Laboratory Course
Taught
Fall Semesters
2 credits
Combines field trips to nearby natural areas with laboratory experiments
to show how organisms interact with each other and their natural
environment.
- BIO 688: Readings in Biodiversity
Taught
Spring Semesters (co-taught with Mark
Ritchie of Biology)
1
credit
A
graduate seminar course examining the theoretical mechanisms
controlling biodiversity in which different students will discuss
papers each week. Topics covered include species interactions
and co-existence, habitat fragmentation, disturbance, species-area
relations and biogeographical patterns of species richness of
organisms from microbes to large mammals.
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