Biology: Ecology and Evolutionary

BIOE 125 Ecosystems of California

A survey of the diversity, structure, and functioning of California's ecosystems through time and the ways they have influenced and responded to human activities and stewardship. Topics include: ecosystem drivers such as climate, soils, and land-use history; human and ecological prehistory; comparative marine, freshwater, and terrestrial ecosystem dynamics; and managed ecosystems such as range, fisheries, and agriculture.

Requirements

Prerequisite(s): BIOE 20C. Enrollment is restricted to ecology and evolution, marine biology, plant sciences, and biology B.A. majors.

Credits

5

General Education Code

PE-E

Quarter offered

Winter, Spring, Summer

Instructor

Erika Zavaleta

Also offered as

ENVS 125

Requirements

Prerequisite(s): previous or concurrent enrollment in ENVS 100 and ENVS 100L.