Further description can be found in CBI 263 . Theoretical concepts from population, community, and evolutionary ecology will be linked to observations and experiments to enhance understanding of the structure and function of marine systems. Discussions based on readings from the primary literature with emphasis on developing critical and synthetic skills. Each student will prepare a research proposal in NSF format. May be repeated.
Lectures focus on ecological principles.
Seminars and weekend field trips. Goals and contributions of ecological theory. Formulation of models and applications to data. Topics include demography, population growth, community interactions, food webs, metapopulations, disturbance, structure, stochasticity, chaos, and patchiness. Model development, analysis, and interpretation.