This course is designed to introduce students to the basics of tropical ecology; evolution; and conservation biology with an 8-day trip in Belize. The course will involve a mixture of online classroom and field-based learning; and include excursions to some of the major ecosystems of Central America. Emphasis will be on the structure; function; and conservation of the rain forest and marine ecosystems and the species that comprise those systems. (Allen; even years)
Semester Offered
Allen; even years