ECOL 6000. Population and Community Ecology. 3 hours. 
Oasis Title: POPULAT COMM ECOL. 
The birth, death, and movement of organisms, with particular reference to population dynamics; the forces that structure communities of plants and animals. 
Offered fall semester every year. 

ECOL 6010. Ecosystem Ecology. 3 hours. 
Oasis Title: ECOSYSTEM ECOLOGY. 
Ecosystem structure and function with emphasis on energetic and biogeochemical processes in natural and managed ecosystems, from local to global scales. 
Offered spring semester every year. 

ECOL 6020-6020L. Field Systems Ecology. 4 hours. 2 hours lecture and 6 hours lab per week. 
Oasis Title: FIELD SYSTEMS ECOL. 
Ecology, field biology, and dynamic processes of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems integrated by empirical monitoring and systems modeling within a campus watershed. Field trips to the Smoky Mountains and Georgia coast will extend the principles to a regional geographic scale. 
Non-traditional format: The projects will be conducted on an unscheduled basis, requiring open access to laboratory and computer facilities. 
Offered fall semester every even-numbered year. 

ECOL 6030-6030L. Mammalogy. 4 hours. 2 hours lecture and 6 hours lab per week. 
Oasis Title: MAMMALOGY. 
Taxonomy, distribution, ecology, and evolution of mammals. 
Offered fall semester every year. 

ECOL 6040-6040L. Herpetology. 4 hours. 2 hours lecture and 4 hours lab per week. 
Oasis Title: HERPETOLOGY. 
Evolution, ecology, behavior, structure, and physiology of amphibians and reptiles. 
Offered spring semester every year. 

ECOL 6050-6050L. Ichthyology. 4 hours. 3 hours lecture and 3 hours lab per week. 
Oasis Title: ICHTHYOLOGY. 
Taxonomy, distribution, ecology, evolution, and conservation of the marine and freshwater fishes. 
Offered spring semester every year. 

ECOL 6060-6060L. Ornithology. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 3 hours lab per week. 
Oasis Title: ORNITHOLOGY. 
Identification, classification, life histories, evolution, and behavior of birds, with an emphasis on Georgia species. 
Offered spring semester every even-numbered year. 

ECOL 6070-6070L. Invertebrate Zoology. 4 hours. 3 hours lecture and 6 hours lab per week. 
Oasis Title: INVERTEBRATE ZOOL. 
Functional morphology, taxonomy, phylogeny, and general biology of invertebrates. 
Offered spring semester every year. 

ECOL 6080. Principles of Conservation Ecology and Sustainable Development I. 4 hours. 3 hours lecture and 1 hour lab per week. 
Oasis Title: CONSERV SUST DEV I. 
Prerequisite: ECOL(BIOL) 3500-3500L or permission of department. 
Ecological principles applied to conservation of habitats and biodiversity. Influence of human activity on population dynamics, genetics, and community structure. 
Offered fall semester every year. 

ECOL 6110. Insect Diversity. 4 hours. 1 hour lecture and 6 hours lab per week. 
Oasis Title: INSECT DIVERSITY. 
The biodiversity of tropical and temperate insects, including theoretical issues, natural history, and methods for study. 
Offered fall semester every even-numbered year. 

ECOL(ANTH)(FORS) 6140. Principles of Conservation Ecology and Sustainable Development
II. 3 hours. 
Oasis Title: CONSERV SUS DEV II. 
Prerequisite: ECOL 6080. 
Social science dimensions of conservation and sustainable development; social, economic, and political considerations in managing natural resources; policy-level aspects to project implementation. 
Offered spring semester every year. 

ECOL(EETH) 6200-6200L. Ecological Values. 4 hours. 
Oasis Title: ECOL VALUES . 
A general ecology course for non-science majors, which is a core course for the environmental ethics certificate. Based on lectures, readings, and laboratories. The course is designed to examine ecological phenomena from global patterns to individual interactions. 
Offered spring semester every year. 

(ECOL)ANTH 6210. Zooarchaeology. 3 hours. 
Oasis Title: ZOOARCHAEOLOGY. 
Animal remains recovered from archaeological sites, studied in light of zoological and archaeological methods and theories and interpreted in terms of human and animal behavior. 
Not offered on a regular basis. 

ECOL 6240-6240L. Physiological Ecology. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 3 hours lab per
week. 
Oasis Title: PHYSIOLOGICAL ECOL. 
Physiological responses of organisms to environmental factors. 
Not offered on a regular basis. 

(ECOL)ANTH 6290. Environmental Archaeology. 3 hours. 
Oasis Title: ENVIRONMENTAL ARCH. 
Undergraduate prerequisite: ANTH 1102 or permission of major. 
Prehistoric and historic human subsistence patterns through the methods and techniques of zooarchaeology, paleobotany, and paleonutrition. Theories of environmental reconstruction. 
Not offered on a regular basis. 

ECOL(FORS) 6310-6310L. Limnology. 4 hours. 3 hours lecture and 4 hours lab per week. 
Oasis Title: LIMNOLOGY. 
Aquatic ecosystems (lakes and streams) and their biota. Linkages between terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. 
Offered fall semester every year. 

ECOL 6400. Evolution of the Biosphere. 4 hours. 
Oasis Title: EVOL OF BIOSPHERE. 
Prerequisite: ECOL(BIOL) 3500-3500L and CHEM 2211 and MATH 2210. 
Fundamental concepts and emerging ideas pertaining to the origin and maintenance of life and biological diversity and the role of biological diversity in biogeochemical cycles and ecosystem function. 
Non-traditional format: Students must attend two hours of lecture each week as well as a two-hour discussion period. There are four regularly scheduled contact hours between the faculty member and students each week. 
Offered spring semester every year. 

ECOL 7000. Master's Research. 1-15 hours. Repeatable for maximum 20 hours credit. 
Oasis Title: MASTER'S RESEARCH. 
Prerequisite: Permission of department. 
Research while enrolled for a master's degree under the direction of faculty members. 
Non-traditional format: Independent research under the direction of a faculty member. 
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year. 

ECOL 7300. Master's Thesis. 1-10 hours. Repeatable for maximum 10 hours credit. 
Oasis Title: MASTER'S THESIS. 
Prerequisite: Permission of department. 
Thesis writing under the direction of the major professor. 
Non-traditional format: Independent research and thesis preparation. 
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year. 

ECOL 8000. Topics in Modern Ecology. 3 hours. 
Oasis Title: TOPICS MOD ECOL. 
Prerequisite: Permission of department. 
Research topics in modern ecology presented by faculty of ecology, with emphasis on research grants and proposal writing. 
Offered fall semester every year. 

ECOL(ANTH) 8110. Tropical Ecological and Cultural Systems. 2 hours. 
Oasis Title: TRPIC ECL CLTRL SYS. 
Prerequisite: ECOL(FORS)(ANTH) 6140. 
Characteristics of tropical ecosystems, tropical biological communities, and human cultures in the tropics; how they differ from those in the temperate zone, and the implications for conservation and development. 
Offered spring semester every even-numbered year.

ECOL(PBIO) 8120-8120L. Plant Reproductive Ecology. 4 hours. 2 hours lecture and 4 hours lab per week. 
Oasis Title: PLT REPRO ECOL. 
Prerequisite: Permission of department. 
Pollination ecology, breeding systems, patterns of gene flow via pollen and seed dispersal, flower arrangement and phenology, and implications of reproductive biology for demography. Group and individual laboratory projects. 
Not offered on a regular basis. 

ECOL(PBIO)(ENTO) 8150. Wetland Ecology. 3 hours. 
Oasis Title: WETLAND ECOLOGY. 
Prerequisite: Permission of department. 
Principles of ecology, elemental cycling, hydrology, policy and management of marine and freshwater wetlands. 
Offered spring semester every year. 

ECOL(PBIO)(ENTO) 8150L. Wetland Ecology Laboratory. 1 hour. 3 hours lab per week. 
Oasis Title: WETLAND ECOLOGY LAB. 
Prerequisite: ECOL(ENTO)(PBIO) 8150 or permission of department. 
Techniques for the study of marine and freshwater wetlands. Optional weekend field trips will explore distant wetland sites. 
Not offered on a regular basis. 

ECOL 8170. Natural History of the Hymenoptera. 4 hours. 1 hour lecture and 6 hours lab per week. 
Oasis Title: NAT HIS HYMENOPTERA. 
Prerequisite: Permission of department. 
Natural history of the Hymenoptera, including evolution, ecology, and systematics. Identification of taxa of Hymenoptera and methods used in their study. 
Offered fall semester every odd-numbered year. 

ECOL 8220. Stream Ecology. 2 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. 2 hours lab per week. 
Oasis Title: STREAM ECOLOGY. 
Prerequisite: Permission of department. 
Current topics and literature from the standpoints of objectives, experimental design, data analyses, results, assessment of results, and significance to general stream ecology. 
Offered spring semester every year. 

ECOL 8230. Lake Ecology. 2 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. 
Oasis Title: LAKE ECOLOGY. 
Prerequisite: Permission of department. 
Current topics and literature in the ecology of lakes, ponds, reservoirs, and wetlands. 
Offered spring semester every year. 

ECOL 8300. Behavioral Ecology. 3 hours. 
Oasis Title: BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY. 
Prerequisite: Permission of department. 
Ecological variation, natural selection, and other evolutionary processes; sexual selection and sexual conflict, mating systems, sex allocation, the causes and consequences of sexual behavior, evolution of sex, parental care, cooperation, competition, and punishment. 
Offered fall semester every even-numbered year. 

ECOL(PBIO)(FORS) 8310. Population Ecology. 4 hours. 3 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week. 
Oasis Title: POPULATION ECOLOGY. 
Prerequisite: ECOL(BIOL) 3500-3500L and permission of department. 
Advanced ecological theory to biological populations. Mathematical and evolutionary treatment of population growth and regulation, niche theory, foraging theory, predator-prey theory, habitat selection, and competition. 
Offered fall semester every year. 

ECOL 8400. Perspectives on Conservation Ecology and Sustainable Development. 1 hour. 
Oasis Title: PERSP CONS SUST DEV. 
Ecological issues of conservation and development. 
Offered every year. 

(ECOL)PBIO(FORS) 8410. Community Ecology. 4 hours. 
Oasis Title: COMM ECOLOGY. 
Prerequisite: ECOL 4010/6010-4010L/6010L and STAT 4220. 
The applicability of advanced theory to multi-species communities. Patterns and processes that influence species composition, diversity, and function. Topics include deterministic vs. stochastic regulation, succession, resource partitioning, patch dynamics, island biogeography, and food webs. 
Offered spring semester every year. 

ECOL 8420. Watershed Conservation. 2 hours. 
Oasis Title: WATERSHED CONSERV. 
Prerequisite: BIOL 1108-1108L and permission of department. 
Environmental problems in freshwater systems over a variety of scales (local to global) from a conservation perspective. Systems examined include streams, rivers, lakes, wetlands, groundwater and coastal waters, with a strong focus on effective incorporation of ecological knowledge into resource management efforts. 
Offered every other year. 

ECOL 8440. Principles of Agroforestry/Agroecology. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week. 
Oasis Title: AGROFOR AGROECOL. 
Prerequisite: ECOL(BIOL) 3500-3500L or ECOL 4010/6010-4010L/6010L or permission of department. 
An analysis of environmental problems in modern agriculture and forestry, and development of alternative solutions for production of food and fiber. Course includes field work in a project dedicated to practice of these alternatives. 
Offered fall semester every other year. 

ECOL 8500. Theoretical Ecology. 2 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. 2 hours lab per week. 
Oasis Title: THEORETICAL ECOLOGY. 
Theoretical literature in population, community, and ecosystem ecology. 
Not offered on a regular basis. 

ECOL 8580-8580L. Theory of Systems Ecology. 4 hours. 3 hours lecture and 4 hours lab per week. 
Oasis Title: THEORY SYSTEMS ECOL. 
Prerequisite: Permission of department. 
Theory of complex systems applied to ecology and ecosystems. Team projects will be conducted in ecological modeling and systems analysis. 
Non-traditional format: Team projects will be conducted on an unscheduled basis, requiring open access to laboratory and computer facilities. 
Offered fall semester every odd-numbered year. 

ECOL 8600. Nuclear Tracers in Ecology. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 3 hours lab per week. 
Oasis Title: NUCLEAR TRACER ECOL. 
The use of stable and radioactive tracers in ecological research. Current use of nuclear tracers for carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, and sulfur in soil, water, and terrestrial ecosystems. 
Not offered on a regular basis. 

(ECOL)EHSC 8610. Aquatic Toxicology. 3 hours. 
Oasis Title: AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY. 
Prerequisite: CHEM 2211 and CHEM 2211L and [EHSC 4490/6490 or PHRM(VPHY) 6910 or
PHRM(VPHY)(POUL)(EHSC) 8920]. 
Toxicological effects of aquatic pollution focusing on fate and transport of xenobiotics; xenobiotic accumulation, dynamics, and toxicity in aquatic organisms; the analysis and modeling of the effects of aquatic pollution on organisms; and the determination of related risks to aquatic ecosystems and human populations. 
Offered fall semester every year. 

ECOL(EHSC) 8630-8630L. Quantitative Ecological Toxicology. 4 hours. 3 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week. 
Oasis Title: QUANT ECOTOXICOLOGY. 
Prerequisite: ECOL(BIOL) 3500-3500L and (STAT 4220 or STAT 6220). 
Principles and quantitative methods for the analysis of ecotoxicological data. 
Offered spring semester every odd-numbered year. 

(ECOL)CRSS 8650. Nutrient Cycling Models. 3 hours. 
Oasis Title: NUTR CYCLING MODELS. 
Prerequisite: [CSCI 7010 and CRSS(MIBO) 4610/6610-4610L/6610L] or permission of department. 
Structure, function, and performance of current nutrient cycling models used to simulate carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, and sulfur transformations in the soil. 
Offered every year. 

ECOL(CRSS) 8660-8660L. Soil Biology and Ecology. 4 hours. 2 hours lecture and 4 hours lab per week. 
Oasis Title: SOIL BIOL ECOL. 
Not open to students with credit in ECOL(CRSS) 6650-6650L. 
Prerequisite: ECOL(BIOL) 3500-3500L or CRSS 4590/6590-4590L/6590L or CRSS(MIBO)
4610/6610-4610L/6610L. 
Organisms in the soil environment, with emphasis on macrobiota and their functional roles in food webs and ecosystem processes. 
Offered fall semester every even-numbered year. 

ECOL(AAEC) 8700. Environmental Policy and Management. 3 hours. 
Oasis Title: ENV POLICY & MANAGE. 
Evolution, form, and substance of United States federal policies and programs that address ecological problems, focusing on the nature of problems and alternatives for effective resolution. 
Offered fall semester every year. 

ECOL 8710. Environmental Law Practicum. 4 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. 
Oasis Title: ENVT LAW PRACTICUM. 
Ecology, law, and other graduate students work together to address pressing environmental concerns identified by community stakeholders. Skills used include problem identification, research and analysis, legislative drafting, and presentations. 
Non-traditional format: This practicum requires students to work on group projects. In addition to the three regular lecture hours, students work group must meet with the instructor and discuss its topic for at least one additional hour per week. Because students choose topics and form work groups after the semester begins, the class does not formally list a discussion hour as ECOL 8710D. (The timing of this hour will be scheduled by mutual agreement of the students working on a particular topic and the instructor.) The requirement of these additional meetings is clearly described in the syllabus. 
Offered fall and spring semesters every year. 

ECOL 8720. Environmental Law for Scientists. 3 hours. 
Oasis Title: ENVT LAW SCIENTISTS. 
Common and statutory law (federal, state, and local) principles intended to prevent and remedy pollution. 
Offered spring semester every year. 

ECOL 8990. Problems in Ecology. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. 
Oasis Title: PROBLEMS IN ECOLOGY. 
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Analysis of contemporary themes in ecology. 
Non-traditional format: Variable hours established by instructor. 
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year. 

ECOL 8990. Professional Development for Ecology Graduate Students. 1 hour.
Limited to 15 Ecology students in years 1-3 of the program
Permission of instructor required

ECOL 8990: Seminar in Computational Ecology Advanced Applied Statistics. 1 hour.
Instructor: John Drake
Permission of instructor required (jdrake@uga.edu)

ECOL 9000. Doctoral Research. 1-12 hours. Repeatable for maximum 45 hours credit. 
Oasis Title: DOCTORAL RESEARCH. 
Prerequisite: Permission of department. 
Research while enrolled for a doctoral degree under the direction of faculty members. 
Non-traditional format: Independent research under the direction of a faculty member. 
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year. 

ECOL 9300. Doctoral Dissertation. 1-12 hours. Repeatable for maximum 20 hours credit. 
Oasis Title: DOCT DISSERTATION. 
Prerequisite: Permission of department. 
Dissertation writing under the direction of the major professor. 
Non-traditional format: Independent research and preparation of the doctoral dissertation. 
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.