BIOL 5377 - Tropical Botany in Ecuador

(3 credits)

Prerequisites: BIOL 1110, BIOL 1120 or equivalent and permission of instructor. The class visits many field sites in Ecuador where students examine plants at diverse climatic, elevational and vegetational settings. Students identify plants, observe and dissect material, and become familiar with economically important tropical and temperate plants and plant communities. The course is conducted with a group of Ecuadorian botanists and students from our Ecuadorian sister university, Universidad Estatal de Bolívar.

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