Analyze and defend a Political Ecology case study in detail [BIOL 4160] Describe plant growth forms and other vegetation characteristics for different terrestrial biomes. [BIOL 3066] Describe the differences and similarities between marine and terrestrial mammals and their relative ecological importance [BIOL 3090] Describe the history of exploitation in terrestrial, marine and freshwater living resources (i.e. mammals, birds, reptiles, fishes, invertebrates and plants) [BIOL 3063] Describe the patterns, drivers, and consequences of the distribution of global biodiversity on land and sea [BIOL 3065] Design and justify the major features of a Sustainable Society [BIOL 4065] Diagram causality between the local and global levels in Political Ecology case studies using a chain of explanation model [BIOL 4160] Discuss current topics in marine sciences that are at the forefront of fundamental and applied research. [MARI 4350] Evaluate the mechanisms involved in primary and secondary succession. [BIOL 3762] Examine the principles and theories on the relationships between terrestrial life (individual organisms, populations, communities, and ecosystems) and both biotic and abiotic factors in the environment. [BIOL 3762] Explain how landscape characteristics and patterns influence species distribution. [BIOL 3762] Explain how scale analysis is pertinent to Political Ecology [BIOL 4160] Explain how the ecosystem approach is relevant to watershed dynamics [BIOL 3061] Generate a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) framework for plans, programs and policies [BIOL 4001] Identify Valued Environmental Components (VECs) in a range of ecosystems [BIOL 4001] Identify how species diversity, food-webs and ecosystems influence resource abundance [BIOL 3063] Review some basic ecology of Nova Scotia [BIOL 3633] Study the soil profile and interactions between biological and chemical processes in the soil. [BIOL 3762] Understand ecological integrity and its indicators. [BIOL 3060] Understand environmental impacts of agriculture, forestry, fossil fuels and minerals, and urbanization. [BIOL 3060] Understand how social systems have evolved, the types of social systems in marine mammals and the evolution of mating strategies as an example of a social system Describe the influence of social structure on vocal categories [BIOL 3090] Understand optimal foraging theory, the pros and cons of dietary techniques for estimating diet and the importance of the development of new technologies [BIOL 3090] Understand sustainability and ecological sustainability. [BIOL 3060] Understand the concepts and role genetics plays in conservation of marine mammals [BIOL 3090] Understand the evolutionary physiological adaptations in marine mammals to adapt to diving, cold and swimming [BIOL 3090] Understand the meaning of life history and the life history characteristics of cetaceans and pinniped and the factors that shape their evolution [BIOL 3090] Understand the origins, taxonomic diversity, structure and ecological importance of the marine mammal orders and families [BIOL 3090]
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