Course Description:
In this unique science offering, we apply basic principles of biology, chemistry, and physics to study the challenges of life in the winter. The 14-day course is offered as a collaboration between Paul Smiths College, and Moscow State University at Zvenigorod Biological station. The study area is in temperate deciduous forest in Russia that experiences extreme winter conditions. We will learn to identify organisms and study the options that different taxa have for surviving the stresses of winter in terrestrial and aquatic environments. We will focus on the behavioral, physiological, and morphological adaptations to low temperatures, lack of food, lack of available water, and changes to the physical structure of snow over time as it impacts organisms living in the subnivean environment. Research projects and analysis and presentation are incorporated into the course. Students will learn with international students and be taught by both PSC and MSU faculty. Prerequisite: BIO 210 General Ecology and at least one upper division Science or Forestry course.
Completes the following Gen Ed requirements: AR-I, SC-I, RE-I, LAS
Prerequisites:
Prereq: BIO 210 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 4.00
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