EE BIOL 161LPlant Ecology Laboratory

Introduction to foundational principles, theory, and field application of ecology. Emphasis on ecology of terrestrial plants, use of these principles to predict consequences, and uncertainties associated with human-caused changes in environment. Examination of both biotic and abiotic elements of environment that influence distribution and abundance of plant species. Includes range of activities, from observations of plant materials in laboratory and in UCLA botanical garden, to manipulative greenhouse experiments with fast growing annual plants, to computer-based explorations of dynamics of foundational ecological models.

Letter grading.