BIOL 353 - Ecophysiology of Global Change

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Case Western Reserve University

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Climate changes and natural selection, prior to human activities, have pre-equipped autotrophic organisms with a suite of adaptations to natural abiotic stress. Whether these adaptations are capable of dealing with current and future levels (magnitude, speed) of non-natural abiotic change is of great interest. This course will examine, in detail, the tight physiological interactions between plants and their variable environment. Emphasizing major aspects of indirect (UV-B, global warming, altered precipitation) and direct (CO2, O3, SOx, NOx) anthropogenic pollution, relevant plant cellular processes, and responses of plants to abiotic stress, will be examined. With this foundation, class discussions will explore scaled collective consequences of global change to plant-dominated terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Offered as BIOL 353 and BIOL 453. Prereq: BIOL 214 or BIOL 251.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.case.edu

Phone Number:

(216) 368-2000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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