BIOL 400: Tropical Ecology of Costa Rica

Course Description

Credits 6.
2 Lecture Hours.
12 Lab Hours.Advanced field-intensive course conducted at multiple biological field stations located throughout Costa Rica; exposure to a wide variety of tropical ecological principles using largely observational and some sampling techniques; experience with amazing diversity of wildlife and habitats from hot, humid low land rainforests to the high elevations of the Talamanca páramo; development of a variety of natural history skills needed to understand the complex interactions of plants and animals in tropical environments; requires detailed journal of ecological principles observed while in Costa Rica to be used as basis for final written report; opportunities to experience the unique and friendly culture of one of Central America's most successful countries and discover how anthropogenic activities affect biodiversity.Prerequisites:Junior or senior classification; approval of instructor;BIOL 357preferred.