NATURAL COMMUNITIES – STUDY

Communities are not just about people. A biological community refers to all populations of all species occupying a specified area. Biological communities evolve as a dynamic interaction among all living things in a particular location and within the constraints of their natural environment. This course will examine the geography, climate and interactions among all living things (human and nonhuman) in a particular natural community. Participants will be able to observe, first hand, the diversity of wildlife and environmental conditions that gave rise to the natural community. The course will promote, through experiential learning, an understanding of the interdependence among all living things and their environment and the impact of human activity on the rest of the natural world.