Introduction to Tropical Ecology

4 hours (& 90 field hours); 3 credits. This course introduces the student to tropical ecology, with emphasis on differences in the tropical versus temperate system: differences in climatic regimes, habitat types, phenology of natural processes, and species to be found in the tropical versus eastern North American temperate environments. It is a short, but intensive immersive course held at a tropical field station, providing opportunities for study of tropical environments and a different culture.

026094