Waterloo (S1: 24, S2: 18) (Has Centre for Ecosystem Resilience & Adaptation but

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Course Description: http://ugradcalendar.uwaterloo.ca/page/Course-DescriptionsIndex
Class Schedule: http://www.adm.uwaterloo.ca/infocour/CIR/SA/under.html
Unit: The credit value associated with a course. Unit weights are used in the calculation of averages for
academic standing. Most courses have unit weights of 0.5 and are of one term duration. Some courses
have other weights such as 0.25, 1.0, and 2.0.

ES4009 Introduction to GIS

GEOG281 Introduction to GIS
o 3 AUs, Sem 1
0.5 Units, Fall & Winter
o This
course
introduces
the This
course
provides
an
fundamentals of GIS theory and its
introduction to digital mapping
use for research and study.
and spatial analysis using GIS.
o
Students learn how to create their
own maps, how to use GIS
software to analyse geographic
problems, and learn techniques
that can be applied to a wide
variety of subject areas within
geography and other disciplines.
The lectures discuss underlying
theory and how it is implemented
in GIS software. The lab sessions
allow students to gain hands-on
experience with GIS software.
https://uwaterloo.ca/geographyenvironmentalmanagement/sites/ca.geographyenvironmentalmanagement/files/uploads/files/ge
og281_outline_w15.pd
Prerequisite:
GEOG
165
(Cartography) or 181 (Principles of
GIScience)
or
187
(Problem
Solving in Geomatics) or Planning
Student
ES4301 Conservation Biology and BIOL 485 Conservation Biology
Biodiversity
o 3 AUs, Sem 1
0.5 Units, Winter
o This course starts by giving the An introduction to conservation
students various definitions and
biology
and
the
ongoing
measures
of
biodiversity.
biodiversity crisis. Topics will
Throughout
the
course,
the
include the history of conservation
students
will
learn
the
biology
and
impacts
on
importance of conservation and
populations, communities, and
environmental
impact
ecosystems.
assessments during the planning Prereq: BIOL150 (Organismal and

stages of large development

projects. They will understand why
it is important to prevent species
extinction, what happens when a
keystone taxon goes extinct and
how this influences ecosystem
dynamics. By the end of the
course, the students will also gain
an appreciation of how can the
establishment
of
protected
reserves limit the impact of other
threats to biodiversity such as
habitat destruction, fragmentation
and degradation.
o Prereq: ES2301 Principles of
Heredity and Ecological Genetics,
ES2303 Introduction to Ecology,
ES3301
Plant
and
Animal
Physiology
ES3302 Tropical Ecology
o 3 AUs, Sem 1
o This course aims to give the
students
a
general
understanding
of
tropical
ecosystems,
including
the
location and characteristics of
tropical habitats, their climate
and
their
biogeography.
Throughout this course, students
will learn the influence of
climate
in
determining
the
distribution of organisms and the
trophic
structure
of
the
ecosystems. Specific examples will
include descriptions of the
characteristics of tropical rain
forests,
mountains,
deserts,
grasslands,
wetlands
and
mangroves, while highlighting the
adaptations
required
by
autochthonous organisms. By the
end of this course, students will
also gain a general knowledge of
how tropical ecosystems affect
human societies and how humans
influence the structure and
function of these ecosystems.
o Prereq: ES2303 Introduction to
Ecology
ES4303 Marine and Aquatic Ecology

Evolutionary Ecology), BIOL359

(Evolution 1: Mechanism)

BIOL383 Tropical Ecosystems

0.5 Units, Winter
For ES3302 Tropical Ecology (3
AUs)
This
course
examines
the
fundamental
concepts
of
terrestrial ecosystems in tropical
climates. The course has three
sections: (1) biophysical aspects
(climate, location, landforms, soil,
vegetation), (2) tropical resource
systems
(forestand
agroecosystems)
within
the
framework of conventional and
sustainable resource extraction,
and (3) current conservation
issues.
Case
studies
are
presented.
https://uwaterloo.ca/environmentresources-andsustainability/sites/ca.environmen
t-resources-andsustainability/files/uploads/files/er
s_383_course_syllabus_2016.pdf
Prereq: BIOL 150 (Organismal and
Evolutionary Ecology) or ENVS 200
(Field Ecology) or ERS 218
(Introduction
to
Sustainable
Environmental
and
Resource
Systems) or consent of instructor
BIOL450 Marine Biology

3 AUs, Sem 2
The course starts by giving
students a brief overview of the
marine
environment
and
its
habitats.
Students
will
be
introduced
to
the
major
distinguishing
features
of
coastal
and
open
ocean
environments and understand the
differences between pelagic and
demersal the relevant adaptations
evolved by marine organisms.
During the course, students will
also learn about the processes of
primary
and
secondary
production in the oceans and
about
the
role
of
marine
organisms in all the major
biogeochemical
cycles.
This
knowledge will give students an
overview of complexity of food
webs and the key organisms for
the various processes in the
marine environment. The course
will also incorporate elements of
sustainability, the human impact
on marine environment and will
end
with
a
short
field
experience.
o Prereq: ES2303 Introduction to
Ecology and ES4301 Conservation
Biology & Biodiversity
ES4302 Environmental Genomics
o 4AUs, Sem 2
o The course focuses in providing
the E2S2 fourth year students a
comprehensive introduction to the
concepts of molecular diversity
in natural environments. The
course contains a laboratory
component that will provide a
hands
own
training
in
metagenomics
/
metatranscriptomic extraction
from verity of environmental
samples, metagenomic tools
and software and empower the
students to handle some real life
problems. The theory component
will expose the students to some
o
o

0.5 Units, Fall

Ecological
processes
and
evolutionary
adaptation
are
explored in the world's largest and
most diverse ecosystems. The
major ocean habitats will be
characterized,
stressing
their
importance
as
resources,
moderators
of
climate
and
reservoirs of biodiversity.
Prereq: BIOL150 (Organismal and
Evolutionary Biology), STAT 202
(Introductory
Statistics
for
Scientists) or STAT 204 (Statistics
for the Physical Sciences)

BIOL480 Molecular Ecology

0.5
Units,
Winter
of
even
numbered years
This course will provide an
overview of the application of
modern molecular methodologies
such as DNA sequencing and
microsatellite
genotyping
to
Ecology and Organismal Biology.
Topics
covered
will
include
parentage and mating systems,
population
analysis,
species
delineation and phylogeography.
Special emphasis will be placed on
the importance and use of
molecular
methods
in
conservation biology.
Prereq: BIOL 239 (Genetics), BIOL

case
studies
of
microbial
communities and the way the
information can be used to
enhance ecosystem services
for human populations. The first
half of the course will contain a
theory module where students will
read about current topics and
discoveries
in
Environmental
Genomics while the second half of
the course will contain a practical
module
where
students
will
experience how environmental
genomic data is produced and
subsequently analysed.
Prereq: ES2303 Introduction to
Ecology, ES2301 Principles of
Heredity and Ecological Genetics,
ES3301
Plant
and
Animal
Physiology

359 (Mechanisms of Evolution),

BIOL 479 (Population Genetics and
Evolution)

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