Exploring term Fall 2023 Change
- ACAN: Arts of Canada
- ADMN: Public Administration
- AE: Art Education
- AGEI: Ageing
- AHVS: Art History and Visual Studies
- ANTH: Anthropology
- ART: Visual Arts
- ARTS: Arts
- ASL: American Sign Language
- ASTR: Astronomy
- ATWP: Academic and Technical Writing Program
- BCMB: Biochemistry and Microbiology
- BIOC: Biochemistry
- BIOL: Biology
- BME: Biomedical Engineering
- CE: Community Engagement
- CHEM: Chemistry
- CIVE: Civil Engineering
- COM: Commerce
- CS: Canadian Studies
- CSC: Computer Science
- CW: Creative Writing (En'owkin Centre)
- CYC: Child and Youth Care
- DHUM: Digital Humanities
- DSST: Disability Studies (DSS)
- ECE: Electrical and Computer Engineering
- ECON: Economics
- ED-D: Educational Psychology and Leadership Studies
- ED-P: Curriculum and Instruction Studies
- EDCI: Curriculum and Instruction Studies
- EDUC: Education
- ENGR: Engineering
- ENSH: English
- ENT: Entrepreneurship
- EOS: Earth and Ocean Sciences
- EPHE: Exercise Science, Physical and Health Education
- ER: Environmental Restoration
- ES: Environmental Studies
- EUS: European Studies
- FA: Fine Arts
- FRAN: French and Francophone Studies
- GDS: Global Development Studies
- GEOG: Geography
- GMST: Germanic Studies
- GNDR: Gender Studies
- GREE: Greek
- GRS: Greek and Roman Studies
- HDCC: Human Dimensions of Climate Change
- HINF: Health Information Science
- HLTH: Health
- HS: Health and Society
- HSD: Human and Social Development
- HSTR: History
- HUMA: Humanities
- IB: International Business
- ICDG: Indigenous Community Development and Governance
- IED: Indigenous Education
- IGOV: Indigenous Governance
- INGH: Indigenous Health Studies
- INTS: International Health Studies
- IS: Indigenous Studies
- ISP: Intercultural Studies and Practice
- ITAL: Italian
- LAS: Latin American Studies
- LATI: Latin
- LAW: Law
- LING: Linguistics
- MATH: Mathematics
- MDIA: Media Studies
- MECH: Mechanical Engineering
- MEDI: Medieval Studies
- MEDS: Medical Science
- MICR: Microbiology
- MRNE: Marine Science
- MUS: Music
- NURS: Nursing
- PAAS: Pacific and Asian Studies
- PHIL: Philosophy
- PHYS: Physics
- POLI: Political Science
- PORT: Portuguese
- PSYC: Psychology
- RCS: Religion, Culture and Society
- SCIE: Science
- SENG: Software Engineering
- SJS: Social Justice Studies
- SLST: Slavic Studies
- SMGT: Service Management
- SOCI: Sociology
- SOCW: Social Work
- SOSC: Social Science
- SPAN: Spanish
- STAT: Statistics
- TCA: Transformative Climate Action
- THEA: Theatre
- TS: Technology and Society
- VIRS: Visiting International Research Studies
- VKUR: Valerie Kuehne Undergraduate Research Award
- WRIT: Writing
- BIOL150A: Modern Biology
- BIOL150B: Modern Biology
- BIOL184: Evolution and Biodiversity
- BIOL186: Physiology and Cell Biology
- BIOL215: Principles of Ecology
- BIOL225: Principles of Cell Biology
- BIOL230: Principles of Genetics
- BIOL248: Topics in Organismal Biology
- BIOL307: Chordate Zoology
- BIOL309: Developmental Biology
- BIOL311: Biological Oceanography
- BIOL312: Entomology
- BIOL319: Marine Ecology
- BIOL321: Survey of Invertebrates
- BIOL322: Biology of Marine Invertebrates
- BIOL324: Biology of Land Plants
- BIOL325: Tree Biology
- BIOL326: Development and Genetics of Model Plants
- BIOL329: Biology of the Vertebrates of British Columbia
- BIOL330: Study Design and Data Analysis
- BIOL334: Plants and People
- BIOL335: Ichthyology
- BIOL336: Biology of Algae
- BIOL345: Animal Behaviour
- BIOL346: Freshwater Ecosystems
- BIOL351: The Biology behind the News
- BIOL355: Evolution
- BIOL359: Food, Disease and People
- BIOL360: Cell Biology
- BIOL361: Molecular Genetics and Genomics
- BIOL362: Practical Skills in Genomics
- BIOL365: Animal Physiology
- BIOL366: Plant Physiology
- BIOL367: Neurobiology: Molecules to Behaviour
- BIOL370: Conservation Biology
- BIOL400: History of Biology
- BIOL401A: Biotechnology
- BIOL404: Sensory Biology
- BIOL409B: Experimental Neurobiology
- BIOL410: Herpetology
- BIOL415C: Mycology
- BIOL418: Forest Ecology
- BIOL432: Molecular Endocrinology
- BIOL435: Molecular Evolution
- BIOL436: Human Molecular Genetics
- BIOL438: Nutrient Cycling and Prokaryotes
- BIOL439: Molecular Epidemiology
- BIOL446: Advanced Aquatic Ecology
- BIOL447: Ion Channels and Disease
- BIOL448: Neuroethology
- BIOL449: Flowering Plant Diversity
- BIOL457: Paleoecology and Environmental Change
- BIOL458: Plant Biochemistry and Biochemical Ecology
- BIOL459: Human Microbial Diseases
- BIOL460: Honours Seminar
- BIOL461: Fisheries Ecology and Management
- BIOL462: Community and Ecosystem
- BIOL465: The Molecular Basis of Cancer
- BIOL466: Frontiers in Marine Biology
- BIOL467: Neural Development
- BIOL468: Food Web Ecology
- BIOL470: Advanced Topics in Biology
- BIOL490A: Directed Studies and Research in Botany
- BIOL490B: Directed Studies and Research in Ecology
- BIOL490D: Directed Studies and Research in Marine Biology
- BIOL490E: Directed Studies and Research in Zoology
- BIOL490F: Directed Studies and Research in Cell and Molecular Biology
- BIOL490G: Directed Studies and Research in Evolution
- BIOL490H: Directed Studies and Research in Neurobiology
- BIOL490J: Directed Studies and Research in Forest Biology
- BIOL490K: Directed Studies in Communication in the Biological Sciences
- BIOL499A: Honours Thesis I
- BIOL499B: Honours Thesis II
BIOL215
Principles of Ecology
An introduction to factors controlling the distribution and abundance of plants and animals. Physical environments of organisms; biotic environments and interactions among species; factors influencing population growth; behavioural ecology; community ecology; succession; trophic levels and energy flow, island biogeography; biodiversity; human impact on global ecology; conservation ecology.
Lecture: 3h
Lab: 3h
Tutorial: 0h
Credits: 1.5