Global Change Ecology

How climate change, land use and other global changes affect species and ecosystems.

ECOL-420 Year 4 3 credits 12 lessons planned ▶ Video lessons coming soon

Offered by HSM University · Ecology

Course content

  1. 1Drivers of global changeComing
  2. 2The climate systemComing
  3. 3Shifts in ranges and timingComing
  4. 4Physiological responses to warmingComing
  5. 5Ocean and freshwater changeComing
  6. 6Changes in ecosystems and carbonComing
  7. 7Land use and habitat lossComing
  8. 8Nitrogen depositionComing
  9. 9Invasions in a changing worldComing
  10. 10Extinction riskComing
  11. 11Adaptation and conservationComing
  12. 12Forecasting ecological changeComing

Requirements

Recommended background. You can start any course at any time.

Description

How climate change, land use and other global changes affect species and ecosystems.

Part of the Science stream, typically taken in year 4.