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GEOS 4694 - Mass Extinctions and Global Change


4 (3-2)

Prerequisite(s): GEOS 1234  or permission of the instructor.

This course will introduce upper-level earth and environmental science students to the related topics of global change and mass extinctions, both in deep time and the modern.  This class will cover in detail (1) the geological history of the earth system and important biogeochemical cycles, including the carbon cycle, (2) natural drivers of climate change and mass extinctions in the geological record, and (3) the causes and consequences of modern global change and the biodiversity crisis.  The past, present and projected responses of organisms and ecosystems to climate change will be thoroughly examined.  Students will also explore the ways in which past extinctions can inform contemporary conservation policy and action.


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