Advanced Ecology will build on information presented in general ecology, with focus on the ecology of the Philippines with discussion of status and threats to those ecosystems. Ecology is the science dealing with the structure and dynamics of systems that consist of organisms and their living and nonliving environments. A research paper will be undertaken in which the student designs a study that investigates some aspect of wildlife or ecosystem interactions. Research may involve the study of a local plant or animal population to better understand their ecological requirements or the investigation of a habitat and the interactions of plant and animal populations in that ecosystem.