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Nov 24, 2024
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ENVR 342 - Tropical Ecology Laboratory 2 Credit(s)
This laboratory course is the field component of BIOL 340 /ENVR 340 . Students design and carry out a research project that is completed during a one-week fieldtrip experience in a tropical forest environment. Students develop a research question and conduct an extensive literature search on a topic pertaining to tropical ecology prior to traveling to the research site. Students work closely with the instructor( s) to ensure that they are able to complete a project during the week-long field experience. After the project has been completed, students are responsible for analyzing and writing their results as if they intend to submit their research to a journal for publication. Students present their findings to the Widener community or at a regional or national meeting. A total of 35 hours prior to the field experience and 45 hours in the field. This course is open to upper-division biology and environmental science students. Upper-division students from other majors within the sciences may be allowed to enroll with the permission of the instructor. Prerequisite(s): BIOL 162 Corequisite(s): BIOL 340 or ENVR 340
(SAME AS BIOL 342 )
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