BIOL 140 - Ecology and Sustainability

Institution:

Messiah University

Subject:

Biology

Description:

This course is designed to give students an introductory understanding of how ecological systems and ecological principles apply to natural ecosystems and the human interface with those systems. It will discuss ecological sustainability, economic sustainability, and social sustainability. It will include topics such as global biogeochemical cycles, the hydrologic cycle, the carbon cycle, trophic levels in ecosystems, competition, predation, parasitism, mutualism, population dynamics, agriculture, forestry and biodiversity. Two lectures and three hours of laboratory per week. Meets General Education Laboratory Science requirement. Cross-listed with SUST 140.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.messiah.edu

Phone Number:

(717) 766-2511

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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