BIOL 337 - Population/Community Ecology

Institution:

St Mary's College of Maryland

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Description:

Ecology is concerned with the relationships between organisms and their environment at three levels of biological hierarchy: the organism, populations of organisms, and communities of populations. Population /community ecology attempts to provide a theoretical framework in which to describe and make predictions about various ecological systems. This course will examine resource use, population growth, migration and dispersal, predator-prey interactions, inter- and intra-specific competition, parasitism, life-history variation, species diversity, and community structure. Laboratory will reflect topics covered in lecture and include several field projects. Lecture and laboratory. Prerequisites: BIOL 271, MATH 151.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.smcm.edu

Phone Number:

(240) 895-2000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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