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GEOG 381 - Tropical Ecology

Type of Course: Lecture, Discussion
Examines structure and function of several major tropical ecosystems (rain forests, savannas, wetlands, coastal zones, deserts) from the perspective of systems ecology and resilience, then applies these concepts to analysis of problems in land use. Readings, lectures and discussions focus on energy flows, material cycles, and species diversity and distribution. Explores pattern and process in tropical ecosystems (especially forests and savannas) under conditions of widespread change in species composition, landscape and livelihoods in tropical and subtropical terrestrial environments.

Cross Listed: GEOG 281 

Instructor: Ms. Rocheleau

When Offered: Offered every other year

Faculty: Dianne Rocheleau, Ph.D. - Associate Professor of Geography
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