SUST 140 Introduction to Ecology and Sustainability

This course will introduce students to ecological systems and principles and how these are applied to natural ecosystems in the context of agriculture and food production. It will discuss ecological, economic and social sustainability. Course topics include trophic levels in ecosystems, biomes, and global biogeochemical cycles (such as the hydrologic, carbon, and nitrogen cycles). Other subjects include organismal interactions (competition, predation, parasitism, mutualism), population ecology (genetics, structure and dynamics), agriculture, forestry and biodiversity.