Biology 3493—Environmental Science

Department of Mathematical and Natural Sciences

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Topic 1—Introduction.

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Topic 2—Principles of Science and Systems.

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Topic 3—Energy and Matter.

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Topic 4—Evolution, Biological Communities, and Species Interactions.

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Topic 5—Biomes.

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Topic 6—Population Ecology and Conservation Biology.

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Topic 7—Human Populations.

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Topic 8—Environmental Health and Toxicology.

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Topic 9—Food and Hunger.

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Topic 10—Conventional and Sustainable Farming.

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Topic 11—Biodiversity.

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Topic 12--Preserving Landscape Biodiversity.

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Topic 15—Global Climate Change.

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          The Scientific Consensus on Climate Change.

          Birds and Climate Change.

Topic 17—Water Resources.

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Topic 19--Conventional Energy.

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Topic 20--Sustainable Energy.

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Video Lecture:  Part 1; Part 2.

Summary—What Can We Do?

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"The Tragedy of the Commons" by Garrett Hardin.

Environmental Science Jobs