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FOUNDATIONS OF ECOLOGY

BOTANY/ENTOM/F&WECOL/ZOOLOGY 821
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Foundational ideas in the field of ecology. Discussion topics trace the development of ecology as a discipline, and the roots of modern ecological thought, as well as the research approaches in ecology.

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