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Prerequisite: ENV 303. Introduces students to the laboratory and field methods of limnology. Topics include sampling and identification of selected aquatic organisms, chemical analysis of water, and operation of physical and chemical sampling gear. Includes field exercises on lakes, using department vessels, and streams. Recommended for students interested in oceanography and marine biology. Required for students in the aquatic ecology track of the environmental science major. ENV 419 is the complementary lecture course. 2 Cr. Fall
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Prerequisite: ENV 303. Introduction to the chemistry and biology of pollution. Primary focus on water pollution problems and effects of pollutants on organisms at the molecular, cellular, physiological and behavioral levels, plus effects on populations, communities and ecosystems. Overview of toxicity testing techniques and data analysis. 3 Cr. Odd Spring
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: ENV 303. Introduction to the science of animal behavior. Explores the behavior of animals in relation to adaptions and phylogenetic history. Topics include methods of studying behavior, the effects of genes and environment on behavior, relationships between neural and endocrine function and behavior, foraging strategies, mating strategies and systems, and social systems. 3 Cr. Even Fall
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Prerequisite: ENV 303. Introduction to the scientific study of birds. Explores their form, function, ecology, and evolution. Topics include anatomy, physiology, origins and biophysics of flight, migration and annual cycle, mating systems, and population and community ecology of birds. Includes lab and field study of anatomy and flight, identification techniques, census methods, and trapping and banding. 4 Cr. Even Spring
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Prerequisite: CHM 206. Introduces standard methods and analytical techniques associated with environmental chemistry. Students gain experience, including set up and trouble shooting, with UV-V spectrophotometry, wet chemical techniques by autoanlyser, fluorometry, gas chromatography and atomic absorption spectrophotometry, by analyzing unknowns. Although the medium for analysis is water, methods are applicable to air samples, tissues and soils. 4 Cr. Spring
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Prerequisite: MTH 121 or higher. Introduction to statistical analysis including descriptive statistics, test selection (including t-tests, regression, ANOVA, and nonparametric alternatives), calculation, interpretation, hypothesis formation and testing, Consideration is given to experimental design and appropriate evaluation of statistical application and interpretation. 3 Cr. Fall
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Prerequisite: ENV 303. Introduction to the scientific study of conservation biology. Examines current theories and data from evolutionary biology, ecology, and genetics as they relate to the conservation of biological diversity. Topics include causes of extinction, habitat loss and fragmentation, design of nature reserves, landscape ecology, application of basic principles of population biology to species conservation, and restoration ecology. 3 Cr. Even Fall
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Prerequisite: ENV 303. Introduction to the scientific study of reptiles and amphibians. Explores their form, function, ecology, and evolution. Topics include anatomy, physiology, mating systems, population and community ecology of herpefauna, and their conservation biology. Includes lab and field study of identification techniques and capture and census methods. 4 Cr. Odd Spring
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to the major terrestrial ecosystems of the world and the stresses they face due to global environmental change such as rising atmospheric carbon dioxide levels, global warming, declining biodiversity, invasive species and elevated nitrogen deposition. Systems will be compared and contrasted with respect to their major characteristics, including vegetation, energy flow, and nutrient cycling and inputs. 3 Cr. Even Spring
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Introduction to key federal and state environmental laws, how branches of government interact to enforce environmental laws and regulations, and the roles scientists and lawyers play in resolving environmental issues. 3 Cr. Every Semester
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