BI 238 - Ecosytem Ecology

This field course examines factors that affect ecosystem distribution, globally and regionally, emphasizing geology as well as climate, followed by study of representative Vermont ecosystems. The course also includes an historical overview of land and resource use in Vermont and human effects on successional ecosystem development. Labs include trips to mountaintops, bogs, and old growth forest and a limestone quarry for fossil hunting.

Prerequisites: BI 151, BI 153

Credits: 4 cr.
Laboratory Fee: yes