Research into the interlinks between biodiversity patterns, processes, threats, conservation and human welfare



Courses

GEOG 302 Global environmental issues
Assessment of the environmental and anthropogenic causes of biodiversity loss and the social -economic conditions and future scenarios for sustainable development of humanity on Earth.
Check students' one minute TV commercials outlining environmental issues
Lectures

GEOG 309 Introduction to biogeography
Study the distribution of living things in space and time by exploring and discussing current ideas and theory regarding patterns and processes on the distribution of life on Earth.
Lectures

GEOG 710B Methods for analysis in biogeography
Hands-on course on the methods to describe and interpret spatial patterns in biodiversity and the underlying effects of environmental and anthropogenic factors. The course follows the entire process, from acquiring data to writing, required to publish a paper in an international peer-review journal.