CDL COURSE ENTRY FORM


Author: Bernice Kennedy/SUNY
Last modified by: Laura Wait/SUNY
Composed: 07/01/2004 07:47 AM
Curriculum Committee Approval Date:
Modified: 06/23/2017
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Course Number: (prefix) SMT (number) 273524 ESC 2.0 Course number: BIOL-3308 BIOL-3308Plant Ecology

Name: Plant Ecology
Datatel Title: (30char) Plant Ecology

Area Coordinator: Catherine Gleason Department Code: 10ST Team: SMT

Liberal Study? YES Level: UPPER Credits: 4 Prerequisite? YES
General Education Course? YES GenEd Approval Term/Year:

GenEd Area 1: 2. Natural SciencesFully or Partially: f
GenEd Area 2: Fully or Partially:



Pre-registration Information?
Course will be offered (for online course descriptions, proposed offerings for by term views and web views)
Spring 2, Fall 1		Course will be offered (for final term listings, online registration, online bookordering, web views)
Spring 2, Fall 1
First Term Offered: (Required Format: YearTerm - i.e., 2005SP)
Last Term Offered in Print Version:
Title Changes:
AC Changes: Changed from Audi Matias 10SC TO Catherine Gleason 10ST effective fall '17 term. Catalog updated 6/23/17. LWait
Changed from Phil Ortiz 10MS to Audi Matias 10SC effective SP1 2015 term. Catalog updated 11/13/14. LWait
BK Number: 40

Description: Plant ecology is the scientific study of interactions that determine the distribution and abundance of plants within the environment. This course will introduce students to the fundamental principles and concepts of plant ecology through an examination of plants within the environment. Topics will include: the individual plant and how it interacts with its environment; population biology; communities -- how populations of different plant species interact; from ecosystems to landscapes; and global patterns and processes of plant ecology. Some of the subjects covered are unique to plants, such as photosynthesis and the ecology of plant-soil interactions. Other topics, such as resource and mate acquisition, emphasize the distinctive ways plants (in contrast to mobile animals) deal with their environments. Human environmental influences on plants are covered.

This course fully meets the general education requirement in Natural Sciences.

Prerequisites: Biology of Ecosystems or equivalent.

Generic:



Major Course Area
Science Math & Technology		Minor Course Area
Environmental Studies, Science		SLN Disciplines
Earth Science
Additional Course Requirements
WWW Computer Conference		 Undergrad Certificate Association:


3


Meets General Education Requirement

Required Booknote:

Optional Booknote:


Archive Course:

genedcode for dpplanner: 2^f~8

genedfull area for dpplanner: Natural Sciences