BIO 50-414 - Global Change Biology

Institution:

Southwestern University

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Description:

A survey of the biological implications of anthropogenic changes to the geosphere/biosphere, including rising atmospheric CO2, depletion of stratospheric ozone, alterations to the global nitrogen cycle, and global climate change. The course includes discussion of major biotic changes with a global dimension, including worldwide declines in amphibian populations and shifts in the geographic distributions of species. Prerequisite: Biology 50-204 or 222. Also Environmental Studies 49-414. (Spring: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology) (NSL)

Credits:

3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.southwestern.edu

Phone Number:

(512) 863-6511

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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