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BIOEE 466/468 Physiological Plant Ecology, Lectures/Laboratory

A detailed survey of the physiological approaches used to understand the relationships between plants and their environment. Lectures explore: physiological adaptation; limiting factors; resource acquisition and allocation; photosynthesis, carbon and energy balance; water use and water relations; nutrient relations; linking physiology, development and morphology; stress physiology; life history and physiology; the evolution of physiological performance; and physiology at the population, community and ecosystem levels.

BIOEE 261 Ecology and the Environment

We explore the interactions between the environment and organisms as individuals, populations, communities and ecosystems. The emphasis is on basic ecological principles and processes that are generally useful in understanding the world around us and in more advanced studies in the environmental sciences, including management-oriented disciplines. Major topics include adaptive strategies of organisms, population dynamics, species interactions, community structure and function, biodiversity, biogeochemistry, and productivity. Human influences on ecosystems, human-created ecosystems (agricultural and urban ecosystems), and sustainable practices are covered.

BIOEE 660 Field Studies in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

This course is a two week intensive field experience exploring naturalist oriented field research. Students spend two weeks in Central Florida conducting independent research and participating in group field trips and research activities.