BIOAS 3834 Alpine Ecology

Four hours (Au Sable)

Ecology of the mountains of the Pacific Northwest, with particular attention to adaptation of plant and animal life to montane climates and altitudes, and analysis and interpretation of altitudinal zonation of biotic communities with applications to latitudinal biogeography. The course also examines physiological responses of organisms to reduced oxygen levels, low temperatures and high altitude radiation regimes. Field work includes on-site studies in the Olympic Mountains of the Olympic Peninsula. Offered at Au Sable - Pacific Rim in Washington state during summer. Corresponds to Au Sable Biol 478 course.

Prerequisites: BIO 1141 and BIO 1143; BIO 2181 and BIO 2183

Offered Summer semester at the Au Sable Institute