BIOL 466 - Marine Ecology

Institution:

University of Kansas

Subject:

AAAS: African & African-American Studies

Description:

A theory and practice course about coastal, benthonic, and plankton communities. It covers faunal and floral group dynamics as well as morphological and physiological adaptations of coastal communities. Distribution, biomass, density, and community structures of benthonic communities. Composition, distribution, and ecological relationships between zooplankton (animals) and phytoplankton (plants) organisms. Course includes field work on data collection. Taught in Golfito, Costa Rica. Contact Undergraduate Biology, or the Office of Study Abroad. Prerequisite: BIOL 150 or BIOL 151 and BIOL 152 or BIOL 153, or equivalent. Fall and spring semester courses are taught in Spanish; therefore, four semesters of Spanish are required. Summer courses are taught in English. LEC

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.ku.edu/

Phone Number:

(785) 864-2700

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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