Course format:  Lecture:  7:15P-8:30P, TR, JH A100.

Requirements:  Intended for non-majors only.

Course descriptions:  Explores the evolution and ecology of the "natural"
world, focusing on temperate forest ecosystems as well as more diverse
tropical ecosystems such as rain forest and coral reefs.

Topics include:  evolution and genetics, the new synthesis; primary
production, trophic structure, and nutrient cycling; population dynamics,
relationships among organisms, succession; features of temperate and
tropical ecosystems, biodiversity.

Required text: "Elements of Ecology", by R.L. and T.M. Smith. Fourth edition.

Exams/papers:  Four exams - 50% multiple choice, 50% short answer/essay.