Autecology, population, community and ecosystem ecology. Factors of man s impacts, including overpopulation, deforestation, pollution, introduction of exotics, etc. Senior students in biology have built up a fund of information which can be reviewed and integrated with other information. Both theoretical and practical ideas can be assessed. Lab sessions involve practical experience analyzing local ecosystems using typical field methodologies and the production of several analytical papers.
Students review materials from previous studies and integrate information.
Students practice field work using the materials and methods of field biology. Students learn to write reports which show their ability to integrate their field data with published information. Field trip reports are the most important methods of evaluation. C. Brown, Publishers 1990 10. Leads to Graduate School.