The Global Ecosystem

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Studies the distribution of organisms across the Earth. Examines the spatial, environmental, ecological, evolutionary, and historical controls on the distributions of species and potential types of distributions. Subjects include the diversity of species, the role of humans in modifying the geographies of other species, the biogeography of humans, biogeographical methods, and the applications of biogeography in conservation, land use, and resource management. Enrollment Restrictions: Enrollment restricted to students who have completed the lower-division GE requirements in Physical Science (5A) and Biological Science (5B). This course cannot be used to substitute for BIOL 382 .