Description
Students will understand how humans interact with nature in the areas of resource use, conservation, and global environmental impact and problems. Course includes study of ecosystems and geochemical cycles, biodiversity, overviews of population and community ecology, and resources such as water, soil, minerals, wildlife, and energy. Discussion topics include resource management, food production, human population dynamics, energy issues, and global issues such as climate change, loss of biodiversity, pollution, and deforestation. This course combines content previously offered as two 2 hour courses, BIO 0304I and BIO 0304II (Environmental Science I/II).