Course Description
Summary
Human activity is altering the environment at such an unprecedented rate that many scientists consider this to be the genesis of a new geological age, the Anthropocene. In this class we will examine human impacts at the level of the ecosystem, population, and organism by exploring and discussing current primary literature. Areas of discussion will be shaped by student interest, but may include climate change, urbanization, phenological mismatches, agrochemicals, light and sound pollution, invasive species, microbiomes, ecosystem function, disease ecology, and adaptation and resilience. Students will create an annotated bibliography of the class material and an in-depth analysis of a research area of interest.
