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3.00 Credits
The study of bogs, fens, marshes, and swamps. Emphasis on processes within the ecosystem: biogeochemical cycling, decomposition, hydrology, and primary productivity. Ecosystem structure, the response of these systems to perturbations, and management strategies are discussed. A research project is required. Prerequisites: one course in ecology and chemistry. Instructor: Richardson
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3.00 Credits
Discussion of current issues. Topics vary but may include chemical carcinogenesis in aquatic animals; biomarkers for exposure and sublethal stress in plants and animals; techniques for ecological hazard assessments; and means of determining population, community, and ecosystem level effects. Lectures and discussions led by instructor, guest speakers, and students. Prerequisite: Environment 212. Instructor: Di Giulio
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1.00 Credits
Students are assigned topics relative to their chosen research discipline in toxicology and are asked to develop case studies to present at a roundtable workshop. Emphasis on review and analysis of toxicological problems from a holistic (multidisciplinary) viewpoint. Offered on demand. Instructor: Abou-Donia
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4.00 Credits
Drawing on their previous course work, students will analyze environmental problems from ecological, economic, ethical, and sociopolitical perspectives. Students work in teams to (1) research and present to the class reviews of selected topics in environmental problem solving, and (2) develop and analyze management alternatives for local environmental problems. The teams present their projects in written and oral form. Prerequisite: second-year graduate/professional; ecology or forestry, economics, quantitative methods; or consent of instructor. Instructor: Maguire
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3.00 Credits
Tropical ecologists labor to understand how the diversity and dynamics of humid tropical forests are being affected by land use change in the form of ecosystem loss, fragmentation and disturbance regimes. More recently ecologists have begun to realize the complex synergies at various scales that link climate change and land use change in the tropics. Course will consider causes, consequences and possible mitigations of global change for tropical forests in the context of the fundamental ecology of tropical forested ecosystems. Instructor: Bynum
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3.00 Credits
Provides an in-depth examination of key molecular and biochemical mechanisms by which organisms defend themselves against environmental pollutants. Cellular mechanisms by which chemicals produce toxicity when the defense systems are overwhelmed will be addressed. Includes examinations of ''state of the art'' approaches for experimentally elucidating these phenomena. Course format will be that of a graduate seminar, with lectures given and discussions led by the instructors, guest speakers, and course participants. Prerequisites: one course in biochemistry and one course in toxicology. Instructors: DiGiulio
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3.00 Credits
Principles of environmental management in the context of arbitrary temporal and spatial boundaries, complexity, dynamic processes, uncertainty and varied and changing human values. Topics to include adaptive management, decision making in the content of uncertainty, conflict resolution, strategic planning, evaluation and accountability. Case studies will cover terrestrial, aquatic and marine ecosystems and an array of social and institutional settings. Instructor: Christensen
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3.00 Credits
Course examines how states and non-states actors cooperate to resolved global environmental problems. Central focus is on the creation of international environmental regimes, their implementation, and effectiveness. Case studies include climate change, ozone depletion, water sharing and dams, fisheries, biodiversity, forestries, oil pollution, sustainable development, environmental security, and trade and the environment. Instructor: Weinthal
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1.50 Credits
Readings course surveys range of important natural resource and environmental issues in developing countries. Emphasizes use of economic principles to understand these issues and to formulate effective policy responses to them. Course has theoretical content, but deals with theory more qualitatively than mathematically. Provides an opportunity for learning how economic theory taught in other courses can be applied to natural resource and environmental issues in developing countries. Course objective: familiarize students with key portions of literature on environment and development economics and foster students¿ abilities to read this literature critically and after graduation. Instructors: Vincent or Pattanayak
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3.00 Credits
Focus on understanding the complex interactions between human and natural systems and how they can lead to sustainable futures. Introduction to leading concepts, theories, models, and analytical frameworks to advance understanding of the dynamics of social-ecological systems. Gulf of California, Mexico will be used as a case study. Students will gain first hand experience with empirical cases. (Given at Beaufort) Instructor: Basurto
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