Course Title
Marine Ecology
Course Description
This course provides an examination of the ecology of marine and estuarine systems based on the principles of population biology and community ecology. Studies the ecology of the major marine communities: rocky intertidal and subtidal substrate, mangroves, salt marshes, kelp, soft substrate, estuarine, plankton, coral reef and deep sea. Emphasis is placed on current hypotheses concerning the processes controlling the distribution and abundance of organisms in these communities and critical evaluation of the primary scientific literature. Prerequisites: ECOL-201, or BIOL-205, or EENV-220. 3SH.
Course Types
Standard (STAND)
Semester Hours
3