Community Ecology

This course covers core questions in community ecology related to species interactions, species coexistence theory, species-environment interactions, the consequences of biological diversity, spatial ecology, food webs, and eco-evolutionary interactions.  Lectures emphasize the theoretical and conceptual foundations of these topics and incorporate the empirical and experimental evidence supporting and confronting contemporary views.

Prerequisites: EEB 2220 or EVST 2200, or with permission of instructor.

1 Yale College course credit(s).