BIOL 4421 - Global Change Ecology

Credit Hours: 4

Humans are causing rapid and widespread environmental change which exceeds natural variability in ecosystem dynamics and disturbance patterns. This course explores both the natural and human drivers of ecosystem changes to key ecological processes in our soils, atmosphere and hydrosphere, and the impacts on ecosystem function and diversity. We’ll consider the role of science and management in providing sustainable solutions to global change. Three lecture hours and two laboratory hours weekly.

Prerequisite: BIOL 1400 and BIOL 1700 and BIOL 2248