Ecology is the study of the distribution and abundance of organisms and of the processes that generate these patterns. This unit covers basic ecological concepts at the level of organisms, populations, communities, and ecosystems. We study how interactions among organisms – and between organisms and their physical environment – shape the natural world. This unit also addresses how ecological concepts can be applied to current issues like conservation and fisheries and agriculture. There is a compulsory field trip to Smiths Lake in the September vacation. -- Course Website
Instructor: Dr Melanie Bishop
Prerequisites: [(6cp(P) in 100-level BIOL units) or (3cp(P) in 100-level BIOL units and (GEOS117 or ENVE117))] and (STAT170(P) or STAT171(P))
