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Course Description

This course examines the impacts of climate change on living organisms, biological communities and ecosystems. The course focuses on what is known, and what is not known, about the ways in which the suite of changing climate variables influence biological systems.

What You'll Learn

By the end of the course, the learner should be able to:

  • Interpret the current climate change in a historical context and define natural and human causes of climate variability
  • Examine the general trends in future climate and interpret the variability in future climate predictions through running different computer models
  • Explain expected changes in the net primary production of ecosystems through the analysis of different effects of climate change on plant physiology and decomposition
  • Evaluate the effects of the changing climate on forest productivity, food security, and biodiversity loss through applying the concepts learned about how climate change affects organisms
  • Hypothesize how different species and entire communities react to the changing climate by formulating a scientific question that will be applied to the design and presentation of a poster
  • Design experimental methods necessary to study how individuals, populations, communities, and entire ecosystems will respond to the changing climate and discuss their limitations

Additional Requirements

Prerequisite(s): BIOL*2060
Equate(s): ENVB*3010

Technical Requirements

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*Course details are subject to change.

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Section Title
Climate Change Biology
Type
Online
Dates
May 08, 2025 to August 01, 2025
Contact Hours
36.0
Delivery Options
Online  
Course Fee(s)
Domestic Tuition Fee (0.5 units) $683.39 Click here to get more information
Domestic Tuition Fee - Non-Ontario (0.5 units) $780.10 Click here to get more information
International Tuition Fee (0.5 units) $3,544.80 Click here to get more information
Section Fees
Virginia L. Gray Memorial Bursary Donation $5.00 Optional
Open Learning Bursary $5.00 Optional
Available for Credit
0.5 units
Reading List / Textbook
You may purchase your course textbook, or other required/supplementary reading and learning materials, from the University of Guelph Bookstore or the Guelph Campus Co-op Bookstore, or from another third-party seller.
Section Notes

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