Provide examples of how biological interactions (competition, predation, mutualism) structure communities [BIOL 1011]
Account for the high productivity and biomass, but low species diversity, at hydrothermal vents [BIOL 3761] Account for the high productivity and diversity of coral reefs, and their vulnerability to environmental stressors and human impacts [BIOL 3761] Analyze the main types of biological interactions (competition, predation and mutualism) with mathematical models [BIOL 3061] Apply ecological concepts to birds. [BIOL 3622] Apply quantitative field methods to assess species diversity, abundance and biomass in rocky shores and soft-sediment habitats [BIOL 3664] Appreciate how agroforestry innovations can make positive impacts on economy and environment. [BIOL 3634] Assess practices of controlling resource production, pests, and predators [BIOL 3063] Demonstrate awareness that science, law and politics play an important role in the conservation and management of marine mammals, threats they face and mitigation options [BIOL 3090] Describe the basic elements of how the field of ‘metagenomics’ examines the genetic diversity of microbial communities and how the new methods of DNA sequencing are revolutionizing this field [BIOL 3042] Describe the distribution, environmental features, and trophic structure of tropical coral reefs [BIOL 3761] Describe the mechanisms through which plants interact amongst themselves. [BIOL 3066] Describe the physical, chemical and biological environment of the deep-sea, and explain how this accounts for patterns of species abundance and diversity [BIOL 3761] Discover the positive and negative tree-crops-soil interactions (for light, water, and nutrients). [BIOL 3634] Discover the relationship between biological interactions and community structure [BIOL 3061] Discuss current topics in marine sciences that are at the forefront of fundamental and applied research. [MARI 4350] Evaluate and monitor agroforestry systems and multipurpose trees in a field setting. [BIOL 3634] Evaluate the effects of humans, past and present, on marine species, populations and ecosystems worldwide [BIOL 3761] Explain and apply the main models of competition, territoriality, and contests [BIOL 3062] Explain and apply the main selective pressures on animal signals [BIOL 3062] Explain and apply the main theories to explain the evolution of cooperation and the main selective pressures favoring cooperative breeding in vertebrates [BIOL 3062] Explain processes that determine patterns of distribution, abundance and productivity of kelp beds/forests along temperate coasts [BIOL 3761] Explain the fundamental principles and ethics of resource management and conservation [BIOL 3063] Explain the importance of agroforestry and the involved biophysical processes. [BIOL 3634] Explain the interplay of biological interactions and physical factors in determining patterns of intertidal zonation on rocky shores [BIOL 3761] Explain the roles of disturbance and biological interactions (competition, grazing, predation and disease) in shaping community organization in kelp beds/forests worldwide, and the impact of invasive species on the kelp-bed ecosystem of the Northwest Atlantic [BIOL 3761] Identify and understand basic anti-predator strategies and characteristics of predator-prey evolutionary arms races [BIOL 3062] Identify effects of and defense strategies for seed predation, grazing and parasitism. [BIOL 3066] Identify environmental factors and biological interactions that influence resource abundance [BIOL 3063] Identify how species diversity, food-webs and ecosystems influence resource abundance [BIOL 3063] Identify the role of agroforestry systems in soil fertility and nutrient cycling. [BIOL 3634] Produce an independent project researching the biology, population status, exploitation history, management and conservation of a resource species [BIOL 3063] Relate environmental conservation to agroforestry systems. [BIOL 3634] Understand how marine mammal abundance is measured and the significance of life history parameters in population dynamics and have a basic understanding of the factors which contribute to the formation of new colonies [BIOL 3090] Understand sound propagation in water, fundamental sound component analysis (e.g. amplitude, frequency), sound production and receiving mechanisms in various marine mammal taxa and the impacts harmful sound can have on populations [BIOL 3090] Understand the importance of below-ground processes for plants including obtaining nutrients, mycorrhizae and decomposition. [BIOL 3066]
BIOL 2060
