| Course Title: Ecology |
| Start Date: 09/06/2023 End Date: 12/19/2023 |
| Term: Fall Semester 2023 |
| 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 |
| 09/06/2023 - 12/19/2023 | Lecture | Monday, Wednesday and Friday | 11:30AM - 12:45PM | CLAP - Clapp Laboratory | 016 | 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. |
| DATA0003 | DATA-SE: Data Science Elective Course | This course is an elective option for the Data Science major. |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 44 | Enrollment: 42 | Available: 2 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: Ecology in a Changing World Author: Marchetti, Michael P., Julie L. Lockwood, Martha F. Hoopes Copyright: 2023 Edition: 1 Volume: ISBN: Publisher: Norton |
Required | 69.00 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is the complete book list for this class. |
| Instructor's comments about the book list: Either the paperback ($149) or ebook ($69) is fine. |