BIOL 5400G - Barrier Island Ecology (3 Credit Hours)

Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Covers the abiotic and biotic environment, flora, and fauna of coastal barrier island habitats with a focus on Georgia’s barrier islands. Topics may include geological history, coastal processes, and ecological communities of barrier island habitats. Current threats and current and future coastal management techniques will be discussed. Graduate students will complete assignments beyond the scope of the undergraduate requirements. These assignments require higher-level mastery of the subject matter and additional deliverables representative of graduate-level work, as determined by the instructor.

Cross Listing(s): BIOL 5400.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students