Biology Courses (BIOLOGY)

taught in Beaufort

203L. Marine Ecology. Factors that influence the distribution, abundance, and diversity of marine organisms. Course structure integrates lectures and field excursions. Topics include characteristics of marine habitats, adaptation to environment, species interactions, biogeography, larval recruitment, and communities found in rocky shores, tidal flats, beaches, mangrove, coral reefs, and subtidal areas. Not open to students who have taken BIO 129L. (Given at Beaufort) Prerequisite: introductory biology. Instructors: Crowder, Kirby-Smith, or Staff. 4 units.