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(BIOL 412) Coral Reef Ecology

Physical and biological characteristics of the marine environment. Current literature and original research projects will be emphasized.

Credit Hours 3.0 Lecture
Prerequisites BIOL 312/L, CHEM 101/L or CHEM 106 and CHEM 107L
Corequisite BIOL 412L
Offered Winter
Programs Biology (BS), Biology Education (BS)

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. Describe basic coral reef ecology concepts and practices.
  2. Illustrate how those concepts are applied in the field by evaluating and interpreting data.
  3. Solve coral reef ecology related problems in case studies and field research and present solutions in writing.
  4. Interpret and evaluate scientific literature in the field of coral reef ecology.