BIOL 144Climate Change: Biological Impacts

3 credits · Biology · Penn State

A study of the interactions of organisms with their environment through exploration of the biological impacts of climate change on individuals, populations, ecological communities, and ecosystems. Students will develop skills to make informed judgments about the implications of climate change using scientific information and expand their understanding of how and why science works to generate knowledge to address biological issues relative to climate change. Students will construct evidence-based explanations of the impacts of climate change on biological processes such as disease transmission, population dynamics, and ecosystem functioning. Because of duplication of subject matter a student may receive credit for only one of the following courses: BIOL 144 , BIOL 144Z, BIOL 220W