Course Description

This course reflects the diversity of topics that make up the field of plant ecology: ecosystems, plant population ecology, physiological and evolutionary ecology, plant-herbivore interactions and applied ecology. Laboratories cover field and laboratory techniques, including sampling methods and statistical analysis. Experiments extend and build on laboratory and field skills introduced in lower year Biology courses. Students gain experience in running experiments and collecting data over several weeks. This allows for more advanced data analysis that is excellent background for fourth year ecology, conservation biology and evolution focused courses.

Prerequisites: Any two of SC/BIOL 2010 4.00, SC/BIOL 2050 3.00, SC/BIOL 2060 3.00, and SC/BIOL 2080 3.00.