Ecology, function, history and conservation of tropical systems. Focus on ecological and evolutionary principles using tropical landscapes as a geographic template. Assessment of factors that make tropical systems vulnerable to degradation. Research project development using analysis of tropical ecology literature. [2-0-2] Prerequisite: BIOL_V 121 or SCIE_V 001 and one of BIOL_V 230, FRST_V 201, GEOS_V 207, GEOB_V 207.
Ecology, function, history and conservation of tropical systems. Focus on ecological and evolutionary principles using tropical landscapes as a geographic template. Assessment of factors that make tropical systems vulnerable to degradation. Research project development using analysis of tropical ecology literature. [2-0-2] Prerequisite: BIOL_V 121 or SCIE_V 001 and one of BIOL_V 230, FRST_V 201, GEOS_V 207, GEOB_V 207.