Survey of Geobiology and Astrobiology

3 Credits

Survey of the parallel evolution of life and the environment. Covers how chemical and physical processes in the atmosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere and the solid earth influence life processes. In turn, addresses how life can influence chemical and physical processes on our planet. Explores the concept of life as a geological agent and examines the interaction between biology and the earth system during the roughly 4 billion years since life first appeared.