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4.00 Credits
Lecture-3 hours; discussion-1 hour. Prerequisite:Biological Sciences 1B, 1C, Mathematics 16A-16B. Development of exponential and logistic growth models for plant and animal populations, analysis of age structure and genetic structure, analysis of competition and predator-prey systems. Emphasis is on developing models and using them to make predictions and solve problems. Offered in alternate years. GE credit: SciEng, Wrt.-II. Hastings
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4.00 Credits
Lecture-2 hours; laboratory-6 hours. Prerequisite:course 100 or the equivalent, Statistics 102 or the equivalent. Introduces students to methods used for collecting ecological data in field and laboratory situations. Methods used by population ecologists and community ecologists; emphasis on experimental design, scientific writing and data analysis.-(III.) M. Schwartz
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3.00 Credits
Lecture-2 hours; discussion-1 hour; laboratory-hours; fieldwork-3 hours. Prerequisite: upper division standing or consent of instructor. Introductory animal biology (Biological Sciences 1B) recommended; residence at or near Bodega Marine Lab required. Student must complete the application available at http://www.bml.ucdavis.edu. Ecology of marine populations and communities living in diverse habitats along the California coast. Handson learning using scientific process and tools of the biological trade to address ecological questions arising during field trips. Critical thinking through discussing scientific literature.-IV. (IV.) Morgan
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4.00 Credits
Lecture-15 hours; discussion-10 hours; fieldwork-15 hours (for two-week period). Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Designed to instruct and demonstrate to students the value and approaches of experimental research using the hypothetico-deductive experimental approach. May be taken only as part of the White Mountain Research Supercourse.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture-15 hours; discussion-10 hours; laboratory?5 hours (for two-week period). Prerequisite: consent of instructor. An examination of the functional means by which animals and plants cope with their environments, the physiological limits that determine the boundary conditions of various ecological niches. Unifying principles that describe the regulatory features of all animals or plants emphasized. May be taken only as part of the White Mountain Research Supercourse.-Quinn
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4.00 Credits
Lecture-10 hours; discussion-10 hours; fieldwork-15 hours (for two-week period). Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Designed to introduce students to the complexities, and realities, of natural resource exploitation and preservation, emphasizing the trade-offs between economic benefits and ecosystem stability and sustainability. May be taken only as part of the White Mountain Research Supercourse.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture/discussion-3 hours; discussion-1 hour;term paper. Prerequisite: Environmental Science and Policy 100 or equivalent upper division general ecology. Principles governing the conservation of plant species and plant communities, including the roles of fire, exotic species, grazing, pollination, soils, and population genetics; analytic and practical techniques for plant conservation; and introduction to relevant legal, ethical, and policy issues. Limited enrollment.-II. (II.) Harrison (d) Aquatic Ecosystems Analysis
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4.00 Credits
Lecture-3 hours; discussion-1 hour. Prerequisite:Environmental Science and Policy/Geology 116, Physics 9B, Mathematics 22C, Chemistry 1C; or upper division standing in a natural science and consent of instructor. Physical and chemical properties of seawater, fluid dynamics, air-sea interaction, currents, waves, tides, mixing, major oceanic geochemical cycles. (Same course as Geology 150A.)-I. (I.) McClain, Spero, Largier
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3.00 Credits
Lecture-3 hours. Prerequisite: Geology 50 or 116. Introduction to the origin and geologic evolution of ocean basins. Composition and structure of oceanic crust; marine volcanism; and deposition of marine sediments. Interpretation of geologic history of the ocean floor in terms of sea-floor spreading theory. (Same course as Geology 150B.)-II. (II.) McClain
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4.00 Credits
Lecture-3 hours; discussion-1 hour; fieldwork?ne weekend field trip required. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 1A and a course in general ecology or consent of instructor. Ecology of major marine habitats, including intertidal, shelf benthic, deep-sea and plankton communities. Existing knowledge and contemporary issues in research. Segment devoted to human use. (Same course as Geology 150C.)-IV. (IV.)
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