BIOLOGY 415 - Advanced Seminar in Ecology

Institution:

Bard College

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Description:

This course familiarizes the student with the newly emerging science of restoration ecology, including its theoretical foundation and its application in today's world. The course includes a review of the conceptual bases of restoration ecology, including succession, recruitment, plant/ animal interactions, and landscape-scale phenomena. It also addresses particular operational problems in restoration (genetics, hydrological regimes, physical barriers, exotic species, fire, and grazing). The first part of the course concerns case studies and the second part of the course, in seminar format, concerns recently published studies found in the peer-reviewed literature. Students also participate in a class project to design and execute a restoration plan for a location on campus.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bard.edu

Phone Number:

(845) 758-6822

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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