BI 435 - Boreal Ecosystems

Offered Fall: No Offered Winter: No Offered Summer: Yes Offered Other: No

4 Credits
Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 1-0-5
Prerequisites: BI 310, junior standing, or instructor’s permission (interview with instructor required).

A 3-week field course based in Canada and/or Isle Royale studying community and ecosystem processes in the boreal forest. Emphasis is on boreal and arctic plant communities and the interrelationships of large herbivores, such as moose and caribou, and their predators.

Notes: Field work may be required. Contact instructor for more information.