ESM 212
Course Name
Biological Community Survey and Analysis
Course Name
Biological Community Survey and Analysis
Instructors
Prerequisites
ESM 201
Units
4
Description
This spring break intensive course will introduce students to the principles and practice of designing and executing field sampling campaigns to characterize, map, and inventory plant and animal communities. The course will review basic sampling theory, introduce survey methods for terrestrial vegetation, terrestrial vertebrates and invertebrates, as well as aquatic invertebrates. Students will gain experience with multivariate analysis of community data, as well as methods for vegetation and species habitat mapping and modeling. Learning objectives and activities will be primarily field-based, and will take place at UCSB’s Sedgwick and Coal Oil Point Reserves.
*Normally offered every other year
Course Syllabus: Spring 2024 (draft)