BIOL 386: Global Change Biology

Course Description

The course will examine how biophysical aspects of Earth have changed in the past and are predicted to change in the future. Primary themes of the course are the relationships between the environment and living organisms and how those relationships have changed through time. Global biogeochemical cycles, and the influence of humans on these cycles, will be examined. Emphasis will be placed on how global climate change, and other effects of humans at global scales, impacts organisms, species, communities and ecosystems. Lab will include the collection and analysis of environmental and biological data. Prerequisite: BIOLOGY 349 or instructor consent. Special course fees may apply.