Aquatic Invasion Ecology (Fall)
Biological invasions are an agent of significant environmental change and are among the leading threats to aquatic biodiversity worldwide. The objective of this course is to provide students with an understanding of the patterns, drivers and consequences of animal invasions in freshwater, estuary and marine ecosystems. We will accomplish this through a combination of lectures that will examine various elements of aquatic invasions followed by the discussion of a series of case studies. Throughout the course attention will be paid to invasive species and their effects in the aquatic ecosystems throughout the globe and the Pacific Northwest.
Applied Multivariate Statistics for Ecologists (Winter)
With recent advances in data collection technology and ambitious field research, ecologists are increasingly required to use multivariate statistics to explore and test for patterns in their data. The goal of this course is to introduce upper-level students in the ecological sciences to the multivariate statistical techniques necessary to carry out sophisticated analyses and evaluate the literature. This is a practical, hands-on course (using your own data) emphasizing the analysis and interpretation of multivariate analysis, and covers the majority of approaches in common use by ecologists.