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4.00 Credits
Retired August 31, 2007; replaced with ENV U542. Surveys major events, processes, and important invertebrate phyla preserved in the fossil record. This knowledge of paleontology is then utilized to evaluate evolutionary principles and the nature of function and adaptation in the history of life. Organization of populations into paleocommunities and their relationships to changes in environments through time permit the assessment and evaluation of paleoecology in earth history.
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1.00 Credits
Retired August 31, 2007; replaced with ENV U543. Accompanies GEO U542. Introduces invertebrate fossil morphology by study of fossil specimens of all major groups. Principles of paleoecology and evolutionary theory are illustrated by analysis of suites of fossil specimens.
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4.00 Credits
Retired August 31, 2007; replaced with ENV U544. Describes the physical processes of sedimentation and their role in the interpretation of sedimentary environments.
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1.00 Credits
Retired August 31, 2007; replaced with ENV U545. Accompanies GEO U544. Concentrates on the interpretation and description of the physical properties of sediments and sedimentary environments.
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4.00 Credits
Retired August 31, 2007; replaced with ENV U546. Examines the effect of coastal marine processes and the resultant coastal responses. Topics include the dynamics of waves and currents and the associated erosion, transportation, and deposition of sediment-forming beaches, barrier islands, and cliffed shorelines.
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1.00 Credits
Retired August 31, 2007; replaced with ENV U547. Accompanies GEO U546. Covers topics from the course through various experiments.
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4.00 Credits
Retired August 31, 2007; replaced with ENV U548. Compares the balance between major sedimentary and tectonic forces in ocean basins and margins to the resulting ocean form. Topics include origin of continental margins, shelf sedimentation and transport, and deep-sea processes and sediments. Evaluates resource development of OCS oil, sand and gravel, and manganese nodules.
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4.00 Credits
Retired August 31, 2007; replaced with ENV U550. Examines the underlying geologic factors common to most environmental land-use problems and presents land-use planning strategies for their mitigation. Emphasizes environmental hazards such as landslides, stream flooding and erosion, coastal flooding and erosion, groundwater pollution, ground subsidence, and soil erosion.
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4.00 Credits
Retired August 31, 2007; replaced with ENV U555. Presents an interdisciplinary overview of physical, biological, and cultural aspects of wetlands for students majoring in geological, biological, or social sciences with an interest in wetland environments and resources. Topics covered include: definitions, classification systems, origins, and natural processes of wetland environments. Includes wetlands in boreal and tropical climates though the focus is on temperate geographic settings. Looks at hydrology, soils, and vegetation and their relationship to ecosystem processes, societal values, and management. Examines human use, modification, exploitation, jurisdictional delineation, and management options, along with legal and political aspects of wetlands. Requires fieldwork in both freshwater and marine wetlands.
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4.00 Credits
Retired August 31, 2007; replaced with ENV U557. Offers students necessary tools to critically understand fundamental sources, pathways, and sinks for today's most ubiquitous and/or noxious pollutants. This course surveys the Earth, exploring its atmosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere while highlighting areas of greatest vulnerability to pollution. Discusses and examines contemporary air and water quality issues while allowing students access to environmental pollution databases. These databases are a critical tool for those actively involved in the environmental field. Reviews federal legislation of air and water pollution and discusses control technologies for treating air and water pollutants.
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