IENV144 — Intro to Tropical Ecology
This is an introductory course to tropical ecology. Students will learn about the interactions between earth and land and how these interactions and processes afffect our life and the stability of the planet. Within this context students will gain insight about basic ecological concepts, natural environments, organisms and their interactions and about human impacts on the environment. Emphasis will be given to the study of the most relevant tropical ecosystems such as: tropical rain forest, cloud forests, coral reefs and mangroves.