Ecosystems of California

Description

In this course, you will :

• This course surveys the diversity, structure and functioning of California’s ecosystems through time and the ways they have influenced and responded to human activities and stewardship.
• Topics include ecosystem drivers such as climate, soils, and land use history; human and ecological prehistory of the state; comparative marine, freshwater, and terrestrial ecosystem dynamics; and managed ecosystems such as range, fisheries and agriculture in California.
• The course also emphasizes important skills to understand as a scientist or consumer of scientific information, including data collection, natural history, and writing.