The Amazon Basin: Natural History,Culture and Conservation (BIO 225)
Term: 2023-2024 Acad Year Spring
Description
This is a seminar and field study on the natural history, conservation, and culture of the Amazon Basin. Students will learn about the natural history of the neotropical rainforest and the conservation issues that affect it through readings, discussions, hikes, boat trips, observations from a canopy tower, and by conducting directed research on various topics of rainforest ecology and conservation. Students will also learn about the culture of indigenous Amerindian communities and how the conservation issues affecting the Amazon rainforest affect their way of life. The seminar portion in the course will take place during Spring Semester Accelerated II and the field portion will take place at a biological field station in the Amazon. Prerequisites: C- or better in either BIO 123 or BIO 111, and permission of the instructor.