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Sep 19, 2024
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2024-2025 Undergraduate Hill Book
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BIO 419 - Wetlands: Ecology, Hydrology, Restoration3 Credits
Offered Fall
Role of wetlands in hydrology and landscape ecology. Functions of marshes, swamps and bogs in water and nutrient cycles and in biodiversity. Links between wetlands and human activities (agriculture, coastal development, fisheries). Legal framework for protection/restoration of wetlands.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): One year of introductory science (biology, chemistry or physics) and one semester of upper-level science
Note: Marine Studies Consortium course. Students should seek registration approval from the Biology Department.
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