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Rensselaer Catalog 2018-2019 
    
Rensselaer Catalog 2018-2019 [Archived Catalog]

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BIOL 6880 - The Global Environment


This 4-credit course will explore global environmental cycles, patterns, and changes. It will cover elemental cycles of phosphorus, nitrogen, and carbon, and pollutants such as mercury, lead, and CFCs, and how changes in these cycles influence organisms and ecosystems. Also discussed will be large-scale biotic processes and theory about ecosystem dynamics. Major environmental issues such as acid rain, eutrophication, climate change, and land use conversation will also be discussed.

Prerequisites/Corequisites: BIOL 4850  or by instructor permission.

When Offered: Spring term annually.



Cross Listed: BIOL 4880. Students cannot get credit for both BIOL 4880 and BIOL 6880.

Credit Hours: 4



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