COASTAL ECOLOGY and BIOCLIMATES
BIOSM 309/ZOOL 570
credits: 4 semester credits
total cost: $3,768 (includes room, board and tuition)
Prerequisite: One year college level biology; physics or physical geography preferred.
A course on the effects of climate on the ecology of organisms.
The specific focus is on: (1) the definition, description and measurement
of global abiotic factors such as radiation, temperature, atmospheric
moisture and precipitation, winds and currents; (2) the fundamentals
of dynamic, long-term meteorology and short-term weather prediction
from observations of natural coastal phenomena such as cloud and
wind patterns; (3) the interaction of coastal environmental factors
with plants and animals; (4) the impact of human-caused influences
such as the destruction of coastal habitats and consideration of
the possible effects on coastal ecosystems that could result from
global climatic change.
Faculty: Dr. Gerard Courtin (pictured on the right) Laurentian University, Canada
