— Site Ecology

Prerequisites & course information

This version has ended; see updated course, below. Course Description: Introduction to ecological concepts, including nutrient dynamics, population regulation, community structure, ecosystem function. Principles will be applied to human activities such as biological conservation, ecological restoration, landscape planning, and management. Weekly lab devoted to field exercises in local ecosystems. Learning Activities: Lecture 3 hour(s), Laboratory 3 hour(s). Enrollment Restriction(s): Pass One restricted to Landscape Architecture and Sustainable Environmental Design majors. Credit Limitation(s): Not open for credit to students who have taken LDA 050. Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Science & Engineering (SE); Visual Literacy (VL). LED 050 — Site Ecology (4 units) Course Description: Introduction to ecological concepts, including nutrient dynamics, population regulation, community structure, ecosystem function. Principles will be applied to human activities such as biological conservation, ecological restoration, landscape planning, and management. Weekly lab devoted to field exercises in local ecosystems. Prerequisite(s): BIS 002B . Learning Activities: Lecture 3 hour(s), Laboratory 3 hour(s). Enrollment Restriction(s): Pass One open to Pre-Landscape Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Sustainable Environmental Design majors. Credit Limitation(s): Not open for credit to students who have taken LDA 050. Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Science & Engineering (SE); Visual Literacy (VL). This course version is effective from, and including: Winter Quarter 2027. Learning Activities: Lecture 3 hour(s), Laboratory 3 hour(s). Enrollment Restriction(s): Pass One restricted to Landscape Architecture and Sustainable Environmental Design majors. Credit Limitation(s): Not open for credit to students who have taken LDA 050. Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Science & Engineering (SE); Visual Literacy (VL). LED 050 — Site Ecology (4 units) Course Description: Introduction to ecological concepts, including nutrient dynamics, population regulation, community structure, ecosystem function. Principles will be applied to human activities such as biological conservation, ecological restoration, landscape planning, and management. Weekly lab devoted to field exercises in local ecosystems. Prerequisite(s): BIS 002B . Learning Activities: Lecture 3 hour(s), Laboratory 3 hour(s). Enrollment Restriction(s): Pass One open to Pre-Landscape Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Sustainable Environmental Design majors. Credit Limitation(s): Not open for credit to students who have taken LDA 050. Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Science & Engineering (SE); Visual Literacy (VL). This course version is effective from, and including: Winter Quarter 2027.