BIOL 348 - Ecophysiology of Global Change

FC NSMA

4 credits
The world faces significant challenges to its ecosystems and biodiversity. Rapid shifts in climate, land use, and species distributions are creating conditions that often fall outside the historical range experienced by organisms, reshaping where species live, how they interact, and when key life history events occur. Students will explore the various ways that organisms respond to environmental stressors like rising global temperatures and altered ecological interactions. This course also includes a laboratory in which students will complete independent research projects using passive-warming chambers to examine local impacts of climate change. Field trips required.

Prerequisites: BIOL 100 and BIOL 210/211.

Undergraduate Research Intensive