Advanced Biogeography

Catalog description

This course emphasizes physical and human-oriented processes that influence Earth's biodiversity. It addresses how human constructs influence what is known about biodiversity and the conservation of biodiversity. It introduces human challenges that are causing a decline in biodiversity and resultant impacts on human quality of life. The course builds on knowledge from prerequisites and will be taught through a current biogeography theme such as biodiversity in a changing world, applied island biogeography, biodiversity conservation at multiple scales or other pertinent themes.