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BIOS14

The Ecology of Place: Field Methods for Coastal Research at Bates-Morse Mountain

Subject code

BIO

Course Number

S14

Department(s)

Instructor(s)

C. Cleaver

Course Long Title

The Ecology of Place: Field Methods for Coastal Research at Bates-Morse Mountain

Cross Listed Courses

Description

This course immerses students in coastal issues facing Maine with the Bates-Morse Mountain Conservation Area and Phippsburg as the course setting. Students examine community dependence on fisheries and aquaculture and learn how to assess the health of the environment, including salt marshes, mudflats, the rocky intertidal zone, sandy beaches, and coastal forests. By combining the study of human and natural systems, students consider ways to manage resources within the broader context of a changing environment. The course introduces social-ecological systems theory and field methods including basic experimental design, data collection, and analysis. This course includes overnight stays at the Bates-Morse Mountain Conservation Area.

Writing Credit

No writing credit

INDS Program Relationship

IDES - ENVR Program

GEC This Course Belongs To

-

Offering Frequency

Normally offered every year