Analyze ecological organization across scales
Life, Earth & Environmental Sciences · Ecology, Climate & Environmental Systems
ENV-210Ecology & Environmental Systems
Introduces ecological relationships, energy and material flows, population and community dynamics, disturbance, resilience, and environmental observation.
Course outcomes
What students develop
Interpret population, community, and ecosystem data
Evaluate disturbance, resilience, and environmental change
Design a field or monitoring study
Course content
Topics and questions
- Population and community ecology
- Ecosystem processes
- Biodiversity
- Disturbance and resilience
- Environmental monitoring
Methods & resources
Tools and environments
- Field sampling tools
- Environmental sensors
- GIS and statistical software
Evaluation
Demonstration of learning
- Field notebook
- Data analysis
- Monitoring design
Program relationships
Where this course fits
Core
Environmental Systems & Earth Observation
Combines ecology, climate, earth science, remote sensing, environmental data, and field monitoring.
Core
Integrative Biosciences & Genomic Methods
Connects biological foundations to genetics, genomics, evolution, physiology, ecology, computation, and laboratory practice.
Core
Climate, Ecology & Human Adaptation
Studies climate and ecological change together with human vulnerability, adaptation, resilience, and environmental decision making.
Core
Environmental DNA & Field Biosciences
Field sampling, contamination control, molecular workflows, bioinformatics, ecological inference, and reporting.
Core
Climate & Ecological Systems
Climate evidence, ecology, remote sensing, adaptation, resilience, field monitoring, and systems analysis.
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