BIOL 351 - Biology of Northern Ecosystems

3 Credit(s)

Intensive primer on the structure and function of ecological communities, focusing on ecosystems occurring in the northern forest and coastal regions of North America. The course will include an extended field trip to visit terrestrial, wetland, and aquatic biotic communities from northern New York through northern New England and the Canadian Maritime Provinces. Methods of sampling plants, invertebrates and vertebrates will be demonstrated. Individual plant collections will be required.

Prerequisite(s): BIOL 151 or BIOL 125, and BIOL 152. Summer.