Course Description: In this course, fundamental ecological concepts will be reviewed and put into a marine context. Interactions between organisms and their environment will be examined on the individual, population and community level in a variety of ecosystems. Students will learn about what makes each marine ecosystem unique, as well as the various processes that tie them together on a regional and global scale. Topics related to applied ecology such as fisheries and aquaculture and current issues such as global climate change will also be covered. Lab and field work will expand upon topics covered in lecture and emphasize hypothesis testing, analytical and scientific communication skills. Field work will focus on population and community dynamics of regional benthic and pelagic ecosystems.
Student Description: This course has helped me learn about different ecological concepts as well as go in depth about how different ecosystems work. It has certainly helped me understand how different fishery systems work as well as how the cultivation of farming different organisms operates.
