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Academic Catalog 2018-2019 
    
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ENV 320 - Advanced Tropical Environmental Biology


4 credit(s)
An in depth study in the effects of human activity on tropical ecosystems associated with developing countries, and current environmental science research in tropical ecosystems. A variety of tropical ecosystems will be studied with an emphasis on tropical seasonal forests and marine ecosystems. The course meets once a week during the spring semester, in order to present lectures and background materials, which will prepare students for activities in Belize and Guatemala in May. Students will be assigned outside readings from peer-reviewed scientific research articles and text books dealing with environmental impacts on tropical ecosystems. Students will be required to demonstrate their knowledge of this material in addition to the material that is required for students taking ENV 210  (Tropical Environmental Biology for Nonscience majors). Students will participate in hands-on field research, design research proposals, and learn environmental problem solving through a case study approach. This will be in addition to the daily requirements for students in ENV 210 . Additional fee required.

Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: International Perspectives.Prerequisite(s): ENV 200  and BIOL 200  or BIOL 201  each with a minimum grade of C-.



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