<p>Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Requisite: Life Sciences 1 or 7B. Diversity of physiological and ecological adaptations in biomes of world, explaining distribution and dynamics of world vegetation types. Focus on processes across scales from cells to ecosystem to globe, instrumentation for environmental and ecophysiological measurements, and experiments used to make discoveries about plant adaptation. Letter grading.</p>

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Combining rigorous, inclusive pedagogy with opportunities for co-curricular activities—including research, internships, and community engagement—the College provides students with diverse learning experiences that helps them thrive, become critical thinkers, and transform society.

College of Letters and Science

The department offers instruction at all levels of biology including regulatory and physiological processes, natural ecology and behavior of living organisms, and population and community dynamics of multiple species.

General Catalog

World Vegetation Ecology and Ecophysiology

EEBIOL152

4 units