BIOL 461LAB - Community Ecology Laboratory

Description:
Laboratory and field study of the structure and function of ecological communities. Four hours of laboratory/field work per week. Weekend field trips may be required.

Prerequisites:
Co- or prerequisite: BIOL 461.

Credits: (2)

Learner Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Design and implement an experiment or observational study of community ecology, using appropriate scientific methodology.
Use a variety of data summary and analysis techniques to analyze data sets in community ecology.
Recognize and compare different types of communities in nature, and the difficulties in defining community boundaries

Learner Outcomes Approval Date:
1/25/16