BIO 609 - POPULATION AND COMMUNITY ECOLOGY

College of Arts and Sciences

Credits: 3

This course discusses the processes that determine population distributions and dynamics and community structure for both plants and animals. Topics addressed include: population regulation and population stability, community diversity and stability, ecological succession, population interactions (competition, predation, mutualism), coevolution, and the effects of spatial and temporal heterogeneity on population and community patterns.

Prerequisite(s):
Prereq: BIO 325 or FOR 340 or consent of instructor.
Crosslisted with: ENT 609, FOR 609