Environment General Courses (ENVIRON)

taught in Beaufort

269S. Advanced Topics in Marine Ecology. Theoretical concepts from population, community, and evolutionary ecology will be linked to observations and experiments to enhance understanding of the structure and function of marine systems. Current topics in marine ecology (for example, marine food web dynamics, species interactions, life history strategies, fisheries ecology, conservation biology). Discussions based on readings from the primary literature with emphasis on developing critical and synthetic skills. Each student will prepare a research proposal in NSF format. May be repeated. Instructor: Crowder. 2 units. C-L: BIO 264S.