BIOL 246 - Field Ecology

Institution:

College of Marin

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Description:

(2.0 Units) (Prerequisites: Biology 101 or 115 or concurrent enrollment. Students must complete forms expressing a desire to participate in the field trip. These forms are available from the Life Science Department in November and must be filed with that department by December 1. A ten-day field trip during the spring break and twelve lecture hours to be arranged.) Observation of the characteristic plant and animal communities of the coastal redwood forest, the San Francisco Bay salt marsh, the Central Valley, the western slope of the Sierra Nevada, the "rain shadow" of the Western California Cold Desert, OwensValley, Death Valley, and the Pacific coastal marine environment. This course is designed to give biology majors field experience in interpreting basic concepts of ecology, biotic succession, and survival through adaptation and natural selection. May be taken four times for credit. (CSU/UC)

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2.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.marin.edu

Phone Number:

(415) 457-8811

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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