<p>Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Requisite: course 1 or 2 or Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences 1 or Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences 16 or Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 12. Discussion of the commonalities and historical contingencies between extinction events with respect to factors like global climate change, changing continental configuration and habitat connectivity, species’ geographic distributions and dispersal ability, and their interactions. Focus on anthropogenic climate change, the ongoing biodiversity crisis, and ways to mitigate their effects (conservation strategies, community-led and nature-based climate adaptations, and de-extinction technologies). P/NP or letter grading.</p>

Geography

College of Letters and Science

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GEOG 137 - Hope in the Face of Mass Extinctions

Hope in the Face of Mass Extinctions

-	Formulate possible actions in daily life that put this philosophy into practice

-	Articulate a personal worldview of how to confront the topic of environmental catastrophe

-	Identify common kill mechanisms and attributes that make species more likely to survive

-	Locate major events in the history of life on a geologic timeline

General Catalog

Hope in the Face of Mass Extinctions

GEOG 137

4 units