Spatial Ecology

3 credits

Spatial patterns in ecology, exploring ways to describe variation and mechanisms that give rise to patterns. Dispersal, metapopulation and source-sink dynamics, connectivity and fragmentation, heterogeneity, disturbance, edges, and dynamics of geographical ranges. Credit will be granted for only one of BIOL_O 401 or BIOL_O 512. [3-0-0] Prerequisite: One of BIOL_O 202, STAT_O 205, STAT_O 230.