BLS Biodiversity: Its Conservation and Future 3
Today, species extinctions are occurring at an unprecedented rate. People in
developed countries are concerned with this loss. Solving this problem
requires
knowledge of what determines biodiversity, how it is being
threatened, and how
its loss can be countered. (Sp)
* Syllabus*
Instructor Chris Luecke 7-2463, NR 210, chris.luecke@gmail.com
Powerpoints:
PDF Files of Powerpoints:
Precambrian Timeline - NEW!
Phanerozoic Eon Graph - NEW!
Current Events:
Is our taste for Sunday roast killing the planet?
Palua coral savers group reiterates interest to share expertise in culturing coral reefs
Economist Engineering Solutions
Using Nature as a Design Guide
A New Measure of Well-Being - New York Times
World to "fail" on nature target
Tropical farms 'aid biodiversity'
Pleistocene Megafauna Extinctions
Humans Blamed for Climate Change
Mussels Lose Out as Carbon Dioxide Changes Ocean
Scientists urge caution on global warming
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