BIO 455
Plant Ecology
Biology
College of Life Sciences
Course Description
Fundamental principles governing interactions among plants and their environments with respect to their success. Students will be able to apply their knowledge to land management, conservation and agriculture.
When Taught
Winter Even Yrs..
Grade Rule
Grade Rule 8: A, B, C, D, E, I (Standard grade rule)
Min
3
Fixed
3
Fixed
3
Fixed
0
Title
Physiological Ecology of Plants
Learning Outcome
Students will demonstrate mastery of topics including plant water relations, photosynthesis, energy balance, nutrient uptake strategies, cold tolerance, ecotypic differentiation as they relate to important processes including seed germination, competition, allelopathy, herbivory, symbioses, etc.
Title
Population biology of plants
Learning Outcome
Students will apply principles of self-thinning, reproduction, female investment, intraspecific competition to explain population regulation in plants.
Title
Community ecology
Learning Outcome
Students will apply principles of symbiotic nutrient uptake strategies, other symbioses, pollination, inter-specific competition, herbivory, succession to describe community assembly and regulation in plant communities.
Title
Global change biology
Learning Outcome
Students will apply principles of physics and chemistry to explain the underylying theory of climate change. They will also describe the interactions between plant ecology and climate change.
Title
Agricultural ecology
Learning Outcome
Students will apply principles of nutrient fluxes, carbon cycling, and energy use to illustrate the ecology of food production.
