BIOL 457Analysis of Communities
- Units
- 0.50
- Faculty
- Science
- Subject
- Biology
When it runs
- F24
- W25
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- F25
- W26
- S26
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- W27
- S27
Ran in 0 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.
A study of the organization, structure, and development of communities with emphasis on vegetation change. Topics include diversity, stability; succession; sampling procedures and multivariate analysis.
Prerequisites
- Complete all of the following
- Must have completed at least 1 of the following:
- Must have completed at least 1 of the following:
Antirequisites
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This course was really hard coming in with no experience using R and being rusty at statistics. I put a ridiculous amount of time into this course and my grade was not amazing but I'm still glad I took the course as I feel like I gained a lot of skills.
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4 posts and comments in 4 threads mention BIOL 457, February 2015 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.
Winter 2022
BIOL 457 0 points, 0 comments
u/Alarmed_Cancel7515: “Does anyone have a recent course syllabus for this course?”
Fall 2020
Anyone here take Biol 355 (Biology of human aging), Biol 383 (Tropical ecosystems), or Biol 457 (Analysis of communities) 6 points, 3 comments
u/LooWillRueThisDay: “Just need one more 300+ level Biol course and not sure which one to pick, which one out of these would you guys say is the easiest?”
Fall 2015
Anyone take BIOL 266? I'm in Science but I also like CS is this a good fit? 4 points, 7 comments
“Is there a lot if any coding in computational biology? I like coding in the side but would love to mix the two together. Anyone take this course?”
u/Comael321: “… Biol 457 (Analysis of Communities) - prereqs are 3rd year ecology (350) and 2nd year stats (202, 204). …”
Winter 2015
Which courses use R? 6 points, 17 comments
“I'm nearly done my course requirements for my masters, so I am looking for classes to audit. I really want to learn R, so I am wondering if the Stats department offers an intro to data analysis with …”
u/GrandNewbien: “BIOL 457 is pretty extensive with R, with pretty ez reqs, but the prof won't mind you sitting in. Just learn it online!”
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