BIO 335 - Plant Ecology and Systematics

Institution:

Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science

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Description:

3 Credit Hours d.b.a. This course focuses on two complementary aspects of plant biology: terrestrial plant ecology and plant systematics. For the plant ecology portion, this course will address the underpinnings of the field including a brief history, the species or plant population as an ecological unit, the plant community as an ecological unit, and the influence of environmental factors on individual plants, plant populations, and plant communities. Succession and disturbance will be investigated in the context of the ecosystem concept. In addition, the sampling and classification of plant communities will be addressed. For the plant systematics portion of this course, students will learn how major groups of vascular plants are classified, named, and identified. Special attention will be given to the identification of the native regional flora. (3 hours lecture). Prerequisites: Biology I and II (BIO 101, BIO 102) and General Ecology (BIO 210), or permission of the instructor.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.paulsmiths.edu

Phone Number:

(518) 327-6000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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