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and sublethal stress in plants and animals; techniques for ecological hazard assessments; and
means of determining population, community, and ecosystem level effects. Lectures and
discussions led by instructor, guest speakers, and students. Prerequisite: Environment 212.
Instructor: Di Giulio. 3 units.
314. Integrated Case Studies in Toxicology. Students are assigned topics relative to their
chosen research discipline in toxicology and are asked to develop case studies to present at
a roundtable workshop. Emphasis on review and analysis of toxicological problems from a
holistic (multidisciplinary) viewpoint. Offered on demand. Instructor: Abou-Donia. 1 unit.
C-L: Pharmacology and Cancer Biology 314
315. Focused Topics in Toxicology. A contemporary advanced toxicology research area
covered with readings from the current primary literature. An integrative review of the topic
prepared as a collaborative effort. Consent of instructor required. Prerequisites: Pharmacology
233 and 347. Instructor: Levin. 1 unit. C-L: Pharmacology and Cancer Biology 315
317. Topics in Tropical Ecology and Conservation. Discussion of current issues and ideas
at the interface between basic and applied science. Lectures, seminars, and discussion with
student participation. Prerequisite: Environment 217 or equivalent. Instructor: Terborgh. 2
units.
319. Mechanisms in Environmental Toxicology. Provides an in-depth examination of key
molecular and biochemical mechanisms by which organisms defend themselves against
environmental pollutants. Cellular mechanisms by which chemicals produce toxicity when
the defense systems are overwhelmed will be addressed. Includes examinations of ''state of
the art'' approaches for experimentally elucidating these phenomena. Course format will be
that of a graduate seminar, with lectures given and discussions led by the instructors, guest
speakers, and course participants. Prerequisites: one course in biochemistry and one course
in toxicology. Instructors: Di Giulio and Freedman. 3 units.
320. Ecosystem Management. Principles of environmental management in the context of
arbitrary temporal and spatial boundaries, complexity, dynamic processes, uncertainty and
varied and changing human values. Topics to include adaptive management, decision
making in the content of uncertainty, conflict resolution, strategic planning, evaluation and
accountability. Case studies will cover terrestrial, aquatic and marine ecosystems and an
array of social and institutional settings. Instructor: Christensen. 3 units.
321. Advanced Readings in Soil Science. An advanced discussion course based on
readings that concern current critical topics in the soil sciences. Readings are selected from
both basic and applied aspects of the field. Instructor: Richter. 1 unit.
322. Coastal Watershed and Policy. Examine hydrology of coastal watersheds and how
watersheds modifications impact estuaries and near shore coastal ecosystems. Hydrologic
functioning of natural unaltered watersheds is contrasted with changes caused by man's
modification of those systems. Include discussion of efforts to remedy impacts through
installation of Best Management Practices and wetlands restoration. Emphasis on gaining
understanding of what the impacts of hydrologic change are on biology of coastal waters as
watershed development alters the physics, chemistry, and geology of coastal waters.
Includes field trips to watersheds in coastal NC. Instructor: Kirby-Smith. 3 units. C-L:
Marine Sciences
324. Marine Conservation Biology. Focus on the ecological effects of fishing, the major
threat to marine biodiversity, by examining selected case studies, discussing conservation
strategies, and learning how science and policy can be integrated to solve real-world
problems. We will use the recent report of the Pew Oceans Commission as the starting point
of our discussion. (Taught at Beaufort). Instructor: Read. 3 units. C-L: Marine Sciences
352. Spatial Analysis in Ecology. Techniques of spatial analysis as applied to ecological
data, including scaling techniques, pattern analysis, indices of patchiness (adjacency,
contagion), and inferential methods (cross-correlation, permutation procedures). Emphasis
on hands-on applications in computer lab. Prerequisite: Environment 214 or consent of
instructor. Instructor: Urban. 3 units.
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