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    Mar 29, 2024  
2017-2018 Catalog: August 2017 Edition 
    
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BIO 102 FIELD STUDIES: ISLAND ECOSYSTEMS

1 Unit - 0.5 hour lecture, 1.5 hours lab
Transfers: CSU
Limitation: Students must be able to travel by boat, hike, camp (tents, sleeping bags, limited facilities, etc.) and traverse steep and/or rocky habitats.
Recommended Preparation: An introductory college level biology course or BIO 30  and WR 1  
This field course introduces students to island ecosystem and the interrelationships among plant and animal communities and the physical environments that characterize island ecosystems. Topics will include natural history, ecology and diversity of island flora and fauna, and human impacts to island ecosystems. The course is taught primarily in the field. It is intended for both science majors and non-majors. Students are limited to taking four field study courses in life sciences (BIO 101 , BIO 102, BIO 103 , BIO 104 , BIO 105 , or BIO 109 ) for a maximum of 5 units. NR



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