Apply ecological concepts to birds. [BIOL 3622] Appreciate the variety of coastal ecosystems within Nova Scotia [BIOL 3623] Calculate different types of plant diversity. [BIOL 3066] Compare different views and theories of plant communities and mechanisms of succession. [BIOL 3066] Demonstrate a basic knowledge of human population issues. [BIOL 3060] 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] Demonstrate critical and independent thinking skills to understand coastal policies and action plans in Nova Scotia [BIOL 3623] Describe major kinds of disturbances. [BIOL 3060] 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] Hypothesize casual relationships among community diversity, ecological stability and complexity [BIOL 3061] Identify and discuss conservation issues relevant to birds. [BIOL 3622] Identify a range of community descriptors that are useful for characterizing natural community structure in terrestrial, marine, and freshwater communities. [BIOL 3061] Understand environmental impacts of agriculture, forestry, fossil fuels and minerals, and urbanization. [BIOL 3060] Understand environmental stressors, both natural and anthropogenic. [BIOL 3060] 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 sustainability and ecological sustainability. [BIOL 3060] Understand the processes of ecological succession in coastal ecosystems [BIOL 3623] Understand the similarities and differences of the biology, ecology, assemblages and distributions of both plant and animal species of pristine versus human-impacted coastal zones (rocky shores, sandy shores, salt marshes, dunes, mudflats) [BIOL 3623]
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