Lower-Division

ESCI 30 Biological Principles of Environmental Sciences

Introduction to biology and ecology for environmental sciences, focusing on the role of biological organisms within the Earth system. Topics span molecular/organismal interactions, such as photosynthesis and respiration, to global biogeochemical cycles including the role of microbes, net community production, and contaminant distributions.

Credits

5

Instructor

Kudela

General Education Code

PE-E

Quarter offered

Fall, Summer

Cross-listed courses that are managed by another department are listed at the bottom.

Cross-listed Courses

OCEA 141 Dynamics of Marine Ecosystems

Overview of physical-biogeochemical interactions in the ocean and their impact on marine ecosystems, with a special focus on the California Current and other important marine biomes. Lectures introduce the fundamental processes occurring at regional (e.g., upwelling dynamics) and basin (e.g., El Niño events) scales, and describe how their interplay shapes the seasonal, interannual, and long-term response of marine ecosystems worldwide.

Credits

5

Cross Listed Courses

ESCI 141

Instructor

Jerome Fiechter

Requirements

Prerequisite(s): ESCI 100A.

General Education Code

PE-E

Quarter offered

Spring