Global Change Biology

Undergraduate

We live in the Anthropocene era in which humans have an outsize effect on the environment. In this course, we will apply ecological concepts to understand the consequences of environmental changes for species and ecosystems. Through discussing scientific literature and exploring long term ecological datasets, we will investigate how humans have altered the environment and the repercussions for biogeochemical cycling and species distributions, phenology, and interactions. We will also evaluate solutions for mitigating these consequences.