Office Hours:     12:00 - 1:00 p.m. T, Th
                              3:30 - 4:00 p.m. T, Th
                             or by appointment

Course Description:  Ecology is the study of the distribution and abundance of organisms in the natural world and of the processes that generate these patterns.  This course will cover basic ecological concepts at the level of organisms, populations, communities, and ecosystems.  We will study how interactions among organisms and between organisms and their physical environment shape the natural world.  This course will also address how ecological concepts can be applied to current issues like conservation and disease.

Required Text:  Ecology: Concepts and Applications, 2nd edition.  2001.  Molles, M. C, Jr.  McGraw-Hill.