Global Change Biology

(4 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

The study of global change with a biological perspective, which brings together historical and current evidence for such change and summarises its main drivers. Topics include global climate change, anthropogenic change such as pollution, and land use. Data at different spatial and temporal scales and at different levels of biological organisation are covered, highlighting the technologies and numerical techniques used to study these processes. Where appropriate, principles are illustrated using African examples. Finally, the negative impacts of global change and how to ameliorate them are covered, as is communication about all of the above topics both between scientists, and between scientists and the public.