This course will use a combination of approaches to evaluate the origins and modern usage of foundational ideas and studies in ecology. Topics may include diversity gradients, niche theory, life-histories & strategies, multi-trophic networks and ecological stability. Prerequisites: BIOL 208 and 6 units from Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology List C. Credit cannot be obtained for both BIOL 408 and BIOL 508.
This course will use a combination of approaches to evaluate the origins and modern usage of foundational ideas and studies in ecology. Topics may include diversity gradients, niche theory, life-histories & strategies, multi-trophic networks and ecological stability. Prerequisites: BIOL 208 and 6 units from Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology List C. Credit cannot be obtained for both BIOL 408 and BIOL 508.
