Rolf Vinebrooke, PhD, MSc, BSc, BFA

Professor, Faculty of Science - Biological Sciences
Directory

Fall Term 2026 (1970)

BIOL 332 - Community Ecology

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-3S-0)

Principles of community ecology, applied to plants and animals. The nature of communities, functional groups and rarity; niche theory and competition; disturbance and other alternatives to competition; food webs (predation, herbivory and disease); diversity (determinants, functional consequences and gradients); island communities. Prerequisites: BIOL 208 and STAT 151.

LECTURE A1 (52401)

2026-09-01 - 2026-12-08
TR 11:00 - 12:20

Winter Term 2027 (1980)

BOT 330 - Biodiversity and Ecosystem Function of Algae

3 units (fi 6)(SECOND, 3-0-3)

The remarkable biodiversity of algae provides the foundation for most aquatic ecosystems around the world. This course emphasizes the evolution, taxonomy, and ecology of major groups of algae to illustrate relationships between their form and function in pristine and polluted environments. Laboratories will focus on the taxonomic diversity of algae through the use of field surveys of local streams and lakes, and experiments using our extensive algal culture collection. Prerequisite: 200-level Biology course. Both BOT 205 and BIOL 208 recommended.

LECTURE B1 (75500)

2027-01-04 - 2027-04-09
MWF 13:00 - 13:50