BIOL 140 Ecology and Sustainability

This course is designed to give students an introductory understanding of how ecological systems and ecological principles apply to natural ecosystems and the human interface with those systems. It will discuss ecological sustainability, economic sustainability, and social sustainability. It will include topics such as global biogeochemical cycles, the hydrologic cycle, the carbon cycle, trophic levels in ecosystems, competition, predation, parasitism, mutualism, population dynamics, agriculture, forestry and biodiversity. Two lectures and three hours of laboratory per week. Meets QuEST/General Education Laboratory Science requirement. Does not meet Department of Biological Sciences major requirement. Lab Fee: $65.