Research techniques and advanced statistical analysis at the population, community, and ecosystem level will also be considered. Laboratory normally includes local field trips and an extended field trip to the mountains. BIOL 341. 3 lecture and one 3-hour laboratory periods. Aquatic Ecology . A study of lakes, ponds and streams including their origin, development, morphometry, geochemistry, energy balance, productivity, and the dynamics of plant and animal communities.
Laboratory includes a field trip within Virginia.
2 lecture and two 3-hour lab periods. Biological Oceanography . An introduction to the taxonomy, habitats, adaptations and unique biological processes of marine flora and fauna. Laboratory normally includes an extended field trip to the coast. BIOL 102 or 103 or 122.