Ecology
Undergraduates may enroll in 100 through 400-level courses.
Graduate students can receive graduate credit for 400 through 600-level courses.
| Course ID | Credit Hours | Course Title |
|---|---|---|
PLB 360
PLB 360 - Introductory Biostatistics3 Credit Hours Introduction to basic statistical concepts and methods as applied to biological data. Includes descriptive techniques such as measures of central tendency variability, hypothesis testing, analysis of variance, and simple linear regression. Computer analysis and report writing will be required. Prerequisite: MATH 108Syllabus Check Class Schedule for Availability |
3 | Introductory Biostatistics |
PLB 435
PLB 435 - Plant-Insect Interactions3 Credit Hours Plants and insects have played major roles influencing each other's evolutionary diversification. This course will be an evolutionary and ecological examination of the interactions between plants and insects. Topics include herbivory, pollination relationships, ant-plant mutualisms, host plant choice, specilization vs. generalized relationships; seed and fruit dispersal, coevolution/cospeciation, and chemical ecology. Prerequisite: BIOL 200A, B or equivalent, BIOL 307 or equivalent. Syllabus Check Class Schedule for Availability |
3 | Plant-Insect Interactions |
PLB 440
PLB 440 - Grassland Ecology3 Credit Hours A study of grassland structure and function in relation to various biotic and abiotic factors. Field trips will visit local grasslands. Prerequisite: BIOL 307 or consent of instructor. Lab fee: $50 Syllabus Check Class Schedule for Availability |
3 | Grassland Ecology |
PLB 443
PLB 443 - Restoration Ecology4 Credit Hours Ecological restoration tests current understanding of ecosystem assembly and function. This course applies ecological theory to restoration, with an emphasis on factors influencing plant community assembly and evaluating restoration success. Two lectures a week and one four hour lab alternate weeks. Lab fee: $15. Prerequisite: Biology 307 or equivalent. Syllabus Check Class Schedule for Availability |
4 | Restoration Ecology |
PLB 444
PLB 444 - Quantitative Plant Ecology4 Credit Hours Includes concepts and methods pertaining to the analysis of ecological data. Approaches will include quantitative methods for classifying, ordinating, and describing structure of communities. Laboratory will include the computer application of these concepts and methods to field situations. Prerequisite: PLB/ZOOL 360, BIOL 307. Lab fee: $15. Check Class Schedule for Availability |
4 | Quantitative Plant Ecology |
PLB 445
PLB 445 - Wetland Plant Ecology5 Credit Hours Provides students with experience in wetland plant ecology and management with an emphasis on wetland functioning, field sampling, and identification of common wetland plants. Prerequisite: BIOL 200B or PLB 200; and BIOL 307; or consent of instructor. Lab fee: $25 Syllabus Check Class Schedule for Availability |
5 | Wetland Plant Ecology |
PLB 452
PLB 452 - Plant Population Ecology4 Credit Hours The principles of plant population ecology including the spatial, age, size and genetic structures of plant populations. The origin of these different kinds of population structure, their influences upon each other, and their temporal dynamics. Prerequisite: BIOL 307 or consent of instructor. Lab fee: $35 Syllabus Check Class Schedule for Availability |
4 | Plant Population Ecology |
PLB 545
PLB 545 - Ecosystem Ecology3 Credit Hours Fundamentals of and human modification to atmospheric chemistry and cycling of major nutrients in terrestrial ecosystems are covered in the context of global change. Laboratory exercises provide methodology and analytical approaches to studying ecosystem structure and function. Two lectures a week and one four-hour lab alternate weeks. Syllabus Check Class Schedule for Availability |
3 | Ecosystem Ecology |
PLB 546
PLB 546 - Nutrient Cycling Methods2 Credit Hours Research in ecosystem ecology requires a basic understanding of biochemistry. Analytical methodology used to study pools and transformations of major nutrients in terrestrial ecosystems, applicable to freshwater systems, will be the focus of this laboratory course. Three hour laboratory every other week. Prerequisites: PLB 545 or concurrent enrollment. Lab fee: $30 Syllabus Check Class Schedule for Availability |
2 | Nutrient Cycling Methods |
PLB 557
PLB 557 - Biostatistics4 Credit Hours Basic biostatistical procedures used by researchers in life sciences and related fields. Topics include descriptive statistics, probability and distributions, statistical models, likelihood methods, experimental design, analysis of variance, regression, correlation, and the use of statistical software. Same course as ZOOL 557 Check Class Schedule for Availability |
4 | Biostatistics |
PLB 558
PLB 558 - Advanced Biostatistics4 Credit Hours Advanced biostatistical procedures used by researchers in life sciences and related fields. Topics include multiple and logistic regression, randomization tests, jackknife and bootstrap. Mantel tests, BACI designs, MANOVA, repeated measures analysis, and the use of statistical software. Prerequisite: PLB 557 or ZOOL 557, Same course as ZOOL 558 Check Class Schedule for Availability |
4 | Advanced Biostatistics |