ESM 260
      
        Course Name
                                  Applied Marine Ecology
          
                              
          
    
Course Name
                                  Applied Marine Ecology
          
                              Instructors
    
          
  Prerequisites
                                  ESM 201
          
                              Units
                    4
          
                              Description
                                  The application of ecological science to environmental problem-solving in marine ecosystems. Emphasis on marine ecological theories, processes, and methods necessary to distinguish the ecological impacts caused by human activities from those caused by natural disturbance and other processes. Students focus on the presentation, interpretation, and analysis of data, read primary scientific literature and a few key textbook chapters, produce a grant proposal, and present their grant ideas orally. There are no exams in this course.
Course Syllabus: Winter 2025