Description
A study of aquatic and terrestrial ecology. Laboratory work will include plot analysis, aquatic study of lentic and lotic systems, symbiosis, and animal and plant studies. Extensive outdoor field study is an integral part of this course. This is an intensive field course using the C-GCC Hudson River Field Station and other environmental resources.
Course Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate understanding of the methods scientists use to explore natural phenomena, including observation, hypothesis development, measurement and data collection, experimentation, evaluation of evidence, and employment of mathematical analysis
- Define, describe and apply scientific data, concepts and models as they pertain to ecosystem and production, food chains and web, nutrient and geochemical cycling and species adaptation; effects of weather and climate on the ecosystem, soil structure; plant and animal adaptations to the environment; and structure of specific ecosystems: freshwater, forest, desert, tundra and grasslands
Semester
Spring