Natural Resources Conservation 590M - Marine Ecology

Fall
2018
01
4.00
Brian Cheng
TU TH 10:00AM 11:15AM
UMass Amherst
82121
Holdsworth Hall room 308
bscheng@umass.edu
Advanced course in marine ecology, focused on how organisms interact with the ocean environment. We will explore Earth?s major marine ecosystems and investigate the ecological processes that create biological patterns within these habitats. We will use field techniques to collect biological data in local New England coastal systems. Together, we shall discover how marine ecology links to other disciplines such as chemistry, physics, and geography. The course will address ways that ecological theory can inform ocean problems such as climate change, biological invasions, nutrient enrichment, and habitat destruction.
1 semester BIOLOGY, Ecology
Multiple required components--lab and/or discussion section. To register, submit requests for all components simultaneously.
Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.