| Course Title: Ecology |
| Start Date: 03/18/2021 End Date: 05/11/2021 |
| Term: Spring Semester 2021 |
| Description: This ecology course will cover the fundamental factors controlling the distribution and abundance of organisms, including interactions with the abiotic environment, fitness and natural selection, population growth and dynamics, species interactions, community dynamics, and diversity. We will address variation across space and time. The course will combine observational, experimental, and mathematical approaches to some of the applications of ecological theory, including conservation, disease dynamics, and biological control. |
| Distribution(s): II - Math & Sciences |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Martha Hoopes | mhoopes@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 03/18/2021 - 05/11/2021 | Flex. Immersive Lecture | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday | 12:45PM - 03:45PM | TBA | TBA | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| Prereq: BIOL-145 or BIOL-160 and at least one semester of Calculus or Statistics. | Take previously | Required |
| Coreq: BIOL-223L. | Take concurrently | Required |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Biology 223 and/or Biology 226 must be taken for the Biology major. |
| Course Tags | ||
| NXDTA0001 | NXDTA: Nexus in Data Analytics and Society | This course is approved for the Data Analytics |
| ENVST-CRSE | ENVST-EL: Env Studies Major Elective | This course is an approved elective for the Environmental Studies major. |
| ENVST-NS | ENVST-NS: Env Studies Minor - Natural Science | This course has been approved to count towards the Environmental Studies minor Natural Science area. |
| MOD0002 | MOD-2: Courses meeting in Module 2 | This course meets in Module 2. |
| MEET0004 | +MEET-4: Expects to meet 4 days per week, on average | This class is expected to meet 4 days per week, on average |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Closed | Capacity: 24 | Enrollment: 28 | Available: 0 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: Ecology: Concepts and Applications Author: Molles, Manuel, and Anna Sher Copyright: 2019 Edition: 8 Volume: ISBN: 9781259880056 Publisher: McGraw Hill |
Recommended | 70.00 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is the complete book list for this class. |
| Copies are on order at find at lowest price |
| Instructor's comments about the book list: Any edition of this book from the 4th edition onward is fine. The 4th edition is (I think) the only one with a digital version. |