Introductory Ecology

3 credits · Undergraduate

Ecology examines interactions of plants and animals, including humans, with each other and with their non-living world. Topics include population growth, competition, predation, food webs, metapopulation dynamics, biodiversity and ecosystem function. The course has a quantitative approach providing a foundation for further work in ecology, marine biology and environmental science. PREREQUISITES: A grade of C or higher in BIOL 1011.03 or (BIOL 1021.03, BIOL 1031.03, BIOA 1003.03, ENVS 1100.03, ENVS 1000.06, SCIE 1506.09); and a grade of D or higher in MATH 1060.03 or (STAT 1060.03, MATH 2080.03, STAT 2080.03). EXCLUSIONS: BIOA 3001.03 FORMATS: Lecture | Lab | Tutorial