Biological Invasions: The Ecology and Evolution of Species Introductions

3 units · Undergraduate

Invasion ecology is the study of introduced, non-native species and the factors that sometimes lead to their population explosions and negative ecological impacts in the new region. This course will make explicit connections between fundamental concepts in ecology and evolutionary biology, topics specific to invasion ecology, and the idiosyncratic details surrounding particular invasive species. Prereq: One course in Life Sciences (or a related field), or permission of instructor.