The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

MARS 4430 Coastal Ecology

This course examines the major near shore habitats and communities of the western Gulf of Mexico including: beaches, sand dunes, estuaries, salt marshes, mud flats, sea grass meadows, and rocky shores. Emphasis is placed on directed, field-oriented, group, and/or individual research projects.

Credits

4

Prerequisite

BIOL 3301 or MARS 2310 or ENVR 3409.

Cross-Listed Courses

Formerly offered as BIOL 4430 and MARS 4430. Credit cannot be earned for BIOL 4430 and MARS 4430.

Schedule Type

Lecture/Lab

Grading Basis

Standard Letter (A-F)

Administrative Unit

School of Earth, Environmental and Marine Sciences

Offered

As scheduled