Course Descriptions
Biology / Earth & Ocean Sciences 272 - Fall 2006
Biogeochemistry: An analysis of global change [Syllabus]
Emily Bernhardt & William Schlesinger
This graduate course spans the breadth of biogeochemistry. We begin with discussions of the origins of the Universe and the formation of planet Earth. The course moves through controls on primary production and nutrient retention in terrestrial, freshwater, and marine ecosystems and concludes with global element cycles. Throughout, we focus on recent changes in global biogeochemistry caused by human activity.
Biology 116 - Spring 2006
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology [Syllabus]
Fundamental principles of ecology and evolutionary biology. Interaction between biotic and abiotic forces in shaping the dynamics of ecological systems, and how those dynamics are influenced by human activities. Mechanisms of evolutionary change as an interplay between ecology and genetics. Evidence for, and consequences of, evolutionary change on both human and geological time scales. Instructor: Morris, Bernhardt, Rausher, or Willis.