Biology 476 - Investigations in Biodiversity,Community,and Ecosystem Ecology

Institution:

Colgate University

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Description:

C. Cardelús This research course offers students the opportunity to design their own studies. Research in the lab centers on the causes of species richness patterns and how perturbations (climate change) affect those patterns. Research projects often apply the lens of climate change (e.g., biodiversity loss, global warming, increased carbon dioxide, pollution) and test explicit hypotheses on plant, community, and ecosystem responses (i.e., N deposition, fire frequency) to perturbations. Students have the opportunity to use cutting-edge laboratory, computer, and field-based methods (e.g., mass spectrometry, ecophylogenetics, carbon dioxide flux) to address these questions. Students are expected to develop their own projects, execute the lab and field work associated with the projects, write a final paper, and present their work to the class. Prerequisite: permission of instructor.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.colgate.edu

Phone Number:

(315) 228-1000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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