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SIO 138The Coral Reef Environment

4 units · SIO · UC San Diego

Assessment of the physical, chemical, and biological interactions that define the coral reef system; essential geography and evolutionary history of reefs; natural and human perturbations to the coral reef ecosystem; aspects of reef management and sustainability.

Before you enroll

Prerequisites

From the catalog: “BILD 3, MATH 10A or MATH 20A, CHEM 6B, or consent of instructor.”

Where it fits

Where it sits in degree plans

One of the options in (4)

  • Environmental Systems—Earth Sciences (B.S.)
  • Environmental Systems—Ecology, Behavior and Evolution (B.S.)
  • Geosciences (B.S.)
  • Marine Biology (B.S.)