BI326 Plant Ecology
Prerequisites: BI 101 and BI 231
Consideration of the structure and function of terrestrial vascular plant communities. Topics include measurement and description of plant community properties with an emphasis on North Carolina communities, classification, and vegetation patterns in relation to environment, ecological succession, and a survey of North American vegetation (class, three hours; laboratory, three hours per week. Offered upon sufficient demand. NOTE: A weekend field trip to the coastal plain is mandatory).
Prerequisite
BI101 [minimum grade = C-] and
BI231 [minimum grade = C-, can be taken concurrently] or
BI231 [transfer credit] and
BI101 [transfer credit]
Corequisite
BI326L (LAB)