Dec 21, 2024  
Xavier University Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 2024-2025 
  
Xavier University Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 2024-2025

BIOL 255 - Tropical Ecology


3 Credit Hours
This course will introduce students to the scientific study of tropical ecology in the field. We will travel to a diverse range of natural biological communities including primary rainforest, coastal communities, coral reefs, freshwater streams, and cloud forest. We will also examine effects of modern land-use patterns on these systems by visiting agricultural areas including coffee and cacao plantations.

Prerequisites: Undergraduate level BIOL162 Minimum grade of D and Undergraduate level BIOL163 Minimum grade of D

Levels: Graduate Undergraduate


College of Arts & Sciences Biology