Biodiversity of Coastal Ecosystems

Prerequisites:

• BLY 121/L General Biology I and BLY 122/L General Biology II or CH 131/ General Chemistry I and CH 132/L General Chemistry II
• Permission of instructor

Identifying plants and animals is a useful skill and important for evaluating environmental impacts such as after a disturbance event or to gauge the success of restoration, conservation, and management. When complete, students will be able to identify the 100 most common plants and animals in coastal Alabama, determine causes for organisms’ distribution, quantify biodiversity, and statistically compare biodiversity changes across space and time.