PCB 3043 - Ecology

Credits: 3

Prerequisites: BSC 2011 and BSC 2011L with a grade of “C” or higher.
Corequisite: PCB 3043L
This course is an examination of the interrelationships between living things and the physical environment. It includes a survey of the characteristics of ecosystems, properties and principles that impact population structure and fluctuations within them, the development and structure of communities, intra-specific and inter-specific relations, issues in conservation biology, and global sustainability. Basic principles of ecology at the ecosystem, community, and population levels are covered. This course includes a survey of nutrient cycling, energy flow, and ecological modeling of ecosystems. This course addresses both theoretical and empirical ecology as well as applied ecology with special emphasis on Florida’s ecosystems and human impacts on them.

Contact Hours: 3