Courses
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- Prerequisites: GC 100, BI 111 or BI 112
Examination of the spatial distribution of life forms on a global scale, from ecological and historical perspectives. Topics include diversity, extinction and dispersal of species.
- Prerequisites: GC 225 and a course in statistics, preferably GC 235. Other statistical options include BI 412 or MA 109.
The study of remotely sensed imagery and datasets for spatial analysis. Introduction to aerial photographic interpretation techniques and computer digital image processing of satellite and other spatial datasets, including preprocessing techniques, enhancements, classification and GIS modeling.
- Offered: Fall
- Graded: A/F
- Prerequisites: GC 100 or GC 255, MA 111 or MA 115 or higher, GC 225, EN 211, or instructor's permission.
Study of the hydrologic cycle. Precipitation, runoff, soil water and infiltration, evaporation, and groundwater processes are addressed. Measurement techniques and analytical methods are also presented. Informed decision making with regard to the water cycle is stressed. Some field work is required.
- Offered: Offered every other Fall (starting 2024)
- Graded: A/F
This course introduces students to fundamental topics in landscape ecology, the field concerned with the analysis of the relationship between ecological processes and spatial patterns on the Earth’s surface at landscape scales. Students will become proficient with key concepts, methods of analysis, and their importance in land management and conservation. Students will use analysis operations and their theoretical underpinnings to explore pattern-process relationships relating to vegetation, climate, habitat fragmentation, fire, and invasive species.