CLIMATE CHANGE ECOLOGY
CLIMATE CHANGE ECOLOGY
GEOGRAPHY 430
SPRING 2017
UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO
Climate change is happening and is expected to continue in the future. Warming, droughts, flooding, sea level rise, and ocean acidification have effects on the ecosystems of the world. Ecosystems also affect future climate through carbon and other greenhouse gas emissions and modification of surface properties such as reflectance.

Climate change ecology is the study of the interaction between climate change and biology, both the effects of climate change on organisms and the feedback from ecosystems to climate.

In this class, we will explore the magnitudes and drivers of impacts to ecosystems as well as the capacity for ecosystems to mitigate future climate change. We will discuss both past changes and future projections. We will cover the range of affected ecosystems and discuss changes in Idaho, the western United States, and the world.
Syllabus

Instructor: Dr. Jeffrey Hicke
Office hours: Mondays, 1:00-2:00 pm; Wednesdays, 11:30 am-12:30 pm; or by appointment
McClure Hall Room 307C
885-6240
jhicke [at] uidaho.edu