BIOL 3623 - Stream Ecology

CIP Code: 261301
Description: Students learn the unifying principles and contemporary research approaches of the highly interdisciplinary ecological processes of running waters. This course focuses on the fundamental concepts of stream/river ecology and the physical, chemical and biological processes that characterize running water ecosystems. Students learn principles, concepts and methods of study in a field setting, and obtain hands-on experience in the examination and characterization of stream systems.

Credit Hours: 3
Lecture contact hours per week: 2
Lab / Studio contact hours per week: 2
Prerequisite: BIOL 3524 Ecology.
Co-requisite: BIOL 3623L Stream Ecology Lab
LAS Course: Yes