MSCI 7600 - Oceanic Change: Climatic and Human Perturbations of Marine Ecosystems

Credits: 3
The impacts of climatic variations and human activities on marine ecosystems are examined in this course. The time-scales of climatic perturbations studied will range from tectonic to seasonal scale variations and storm events. Human impacts will include topics such as eutrophication, overfishing, emission of greenhouse gasses and dredging. There will be some flexibility in the exact topics covered and papers read in accordance with the interest and goals of enrolled students.