Climate and Ecosystems

3 credits · Undergraduate Programs

Introduction to the Earth's atmospheric environment (elements and controls of climate and their implications for hydrology, vegetation, and soils) and the nature and distribution of ecosystems and vegetation. Incorporates interactions between humans and their environment, especially those leading to global change on the decade to century time-scale. Antirequisite(s): Credit for Geography 308 and 211 will not be allowed.