BIOL 404B Ecology
404. ECOLOGY (Credit, 4 hours) (Lec., 3
hours; Lab, 3 hours). A survey of the living
and non-living components of the environments,
with a specific emphasis on man and
his position (past, present, and future) in the
biosphere and the Earth. Course to include
subject matter related to the individual and
the environment, populations, social interactions,
community organization, distribution
of communities, and ecosystems. Laboratory
will consist of learning techniques used for
measuring ecological parameters, e.g., temperature,
dissolved oxygen, pH, water hardness,
nitrates, etc. Static bioassays conducted to test
the effects of selected chemicals on animals
and plants.