Humans & Environmental Change

Catalog description

An introduction to the physical and biological processes that regulate the function of the Earth system. The composition, formation, and stabilization of the Earth's atmosphere and ecosystem will be examined, emphasizing biological processes and ecosystem ecology. With an understanding of the historical rates and mechanisms of natural global change, the means by which human activities alter Earth system function at local to global scales will be explored, along with the consequences of and solutions to human-induced global change. EBIO 1040 is mutually exclusive with EBIO 1050 and EBIO 2050 . Students may receive credit for only one of EBIO 1040 , 1050 , or 2050 in the undergraduate degree.