BIO-326 Coastal Marine Ecology 4 credits
Prerequisites: BIO-324; BIO-221 or both ENV-260 and BIO-220
Corequisites: BIO-326L
This course examines the ecology of coastal marine ecosystems (salt marshes, coral reefs, mangroves, sea grass beds, estuaries, barrier islands) with an emphasis on the physical, chemical, and biological organization of each system. The course will also cover current developments in coastal marine ecology, including discussion of human impacts on coastal systems. Lectures and an off-campus study component. Venues include but not limited to: Florida, Belize, Caribbean, Hawaii. This course (along with BIO 324-Fall Term) satsifies the BIO 260 (Diversity of Life-2 cr.) and upper-level ecology (4 cr.) requirements for the Biology major and the Environmental Studies major (Conservation Biology focus).
BIO-326L Coastal Marine Ecology Laboratory 1 credit
Prerequisites: BIO-324; BIO-221 or both ENV-260 and BIO-220
Corequisites: BIO-326
The lab section for BIO-326.