Ecological Field Methods

BIOL-UA 16

Teaches the skills needed to design and implement field experiments, interpret data, and present ecological research. While investigating real habitats (forests, salt marshes, urban landscapes), students perform biological surveys and measure abiotic parameters. Ecological techniques are nested within questions in biodiversity and community structure, invasion biology, urban ecology, habitat alteration, and climate change. For approximately half of the lectures, course meets at off-campus field sites; students should not schedule meetings or classes either directly before or after class time.

Format: Laboratory

Prerequisites: PoB1 (BIOL-UA 11 or 9011), PoB2 (BIOL-UA 12 or 9012)

Corequisites: FundEcol (BIOL-UA 63)

Location: New York

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Course Description

Term(s) offered:

Requirements satisfied:
  • Major: Biology Standard Track
      • Upper-Level Elective
          • Advanced Biology
  • Major: Ecology Track
      • Upper-Level Elective
          • Laboratory Skills
          • Advanced Biology
  • Major: GPH/Biology
      • Additional Elective
  • Minor: Environmental Biology
      • Elective