BIOL 3796 Forest Ecology - Morton Arboretum
Learn about forests, what they are, how they function, and why they are so important for our future. Trees and forests in urban areas and in the wild provide essential benefits to society and the environment but face increasing challenges that put them at risk. We will explore forest ecology through three units that include presentations, discussion, and field exploration:?Ecological principles at four major scales of biological organization (individual, populations, communities, ecosystems) with an emphasis on forests; applications of these principles to current environmental problems impacting forests (the biodiversity crisis, global climate and environmental change, and others); current methods in forest ecology. Prerequisite
BIOL 2280 and instructor's consent.
Prerequisite
BIOL 2280