BIOL 215 — Ecology
; Attributes: GL LA LS SC This course explores major ecological concepts and enables students to identify the techniques used by ecologists to study those concepts. Topics include the interrelationships of organisms with physical and biotic factors of the environment, the structure of terrestrial and aquatic communities, population structure and dynamics, species interactions, succession, energy flow, nutrient cycling, and global ecology. Laboratory allows students to investigate biotic communities and ecosystems in southeastern Massachusetts while emphasizing data collection, analysis, interpretation, and relevance at larger scales. Three hours of lecture and one three-hour laboratory period weekly. Offered fall semester. I, C- or higher in BIOL 122 Biological Principles II, ENGL 092 placement testing results; or departmental approval. Pre-/Co- requisites: CHEM 151 General Chemistry I and MATH 217 Pre- calculus; waiver by placement testing results; or departmental approval.