The purpose of FW 544 is to provide an overview of ecological and environmental aspects of toxicology and pollution ecology. The course will cover individual, population, community, and ecosystem responses to contaminants and other anthropogenic stressors and provide examples of the application of ecological principles to addressing these responses. Students will learn main categories of pollutants and their characteristics, how pollutants are introduced into systems, the measurement of ecological responses to pollutant presence, and the role of monitoring and experimentation in measuring pollutant impacts.
Prerequisite
LAND 220/LIFE 220 (Fundamentals of Ecology (GT-SC2)) or LIFE 320 (Ecology); STAT 301 (Introduction to Statistical Methods) or STAT 307 (Introduction to Biostatistics)
