Climate Change in Marine Ecosystems

Climate change impacts are becoming increasingly frequent within marine ecosystems. This course will explore various marine ecosystems and how environmental impacts (high temperature, nutrients, ocean acidification) are changing the ecology and functional stability of the organisms found within them.

Specifically, we will explore coral reefs, the deep sea, open ocean, arctic and coastal ecosystems. Microbial communities and their importance within these ecosystems (and subsequent response to climate change) will also be a central focus of this course. Modern research tools that are central to climate change investigations will also be discussed.