WILD 475 Desert Ecology

3 credits · Natural Resource Sciences · Faculty of Agric Environ Sci · Not scheduled for 2026–2027

A three week field course exploring relationships between climate, geology, landforms, biodiversity, biotic adaptations and ecosystem conditions in the arid regions of Arizona and southern California. Focus is on the Sonoran and Mojave deserts but includes the transitions to adjacent grassland and f…

Prerequisites

Permission of the instructors is required to register. To be eligible students are required to have at least one systems-focused course, one ecology course and two organismal courses. Students should consult the instructors for list of appropriate courses. A course fee of $1,596.23 covers the cost of transportation, camping, admissions and most meals during the field trip.

Restrictions

Restricted to U2 and U3 students.

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