Ecosystems and Changing Disturbance Regimes

Undergraduate

Terrestrial ecosystem response to large-scale environmental change. Topics may include disturbance regimes, adaptation, alteration of biogeochemical cycles, invasive species and range shifts, carbon cycle feedbacks, predicting future climate and vegetation impacts, change detection, scaling-up and nonlinearity. Course Format: Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite(s): BIOL 3P85 or permission of the instructor Co-requisite(s): ERSC 4P85 and GEOG 4P85 Cross-Listing(s): ERSC 4P85 and GEOG 4P85 Course Notes: This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.