2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

BIOL 310 Ecology (Lec/Lab)

Principles of population, community, and ecosystem ecology, exemplified by plant and animal populations. Emphasis on population dynamics, trophic relationships, and environmental factors affecting the community.

Credits

3/1

Prerequisite

BIOL 151 or EESC 160

Offered

Spring, even years.

Outcomes

  1. Be able to use the terminology appropriate for the discipline
  2. Gain an appreciation for the broad biological significance of ecological knowledge and theory
  3. Gain an understanding of the uestions that ecologists' study, the methods used, and the questions that remain unanswered
  4. Develop your ability to apply quantitative skills to collect, analyze and interpret ecological data
  5. Be able to use terminology appropriate for the disipline
  6. Gain an appreciation for the broad biological significance of ecological knowledge and theory
  7. Gain an understanding of the questions that ecologists' study, the methods used, and the questions that remain unanswered
  8. Develop your ability to apply quantitative skills to collect, analyze and interpret ecological data