2025-2026 Undergraduate General Catalog

BIOL 3300 Principles of Ecology

This course will cover basic principles and applications of population, community, and ecosystem ecology. Throughout the course, we will consider the factors that influence the abundance and distribution of organisms over a variety of temporal and spatial scales. You will develop a working knowledge of important historical and modern ecological concepts and to examine how these concepts affect the global community. This course includes a three hour laboratory component that will highlight major ecosystems of South Dakota including field work in area prairies and forests.

Credits

4

Prerequisite

BIOL 1102

Core Requirements

 

Offered

Every Fall

Notes

Previously: BIOL 348